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Spencer Oldham has sent us a series of images taken today. In his own words: ' I have never seen such absolute devastation from a fire in my life...'Our hearts go out to all who have been affected. Collection points have been set up by the fire departments to collect donations of food, clothing and supplies.Thank you to our crew who have worked tirelessly. Many of them have staff and colleagues who have lost everything and many of them will be opening their homes to their staff and their families this evening. Our thoughts are with you all.IMG-20170311-WA0024 Spencer Oldham and Bevan Geyser assist a patient with 35% 3rd degree burns on their back and legsIMG-20170311-WA0011 IMG-20170311-WA0014 IMG-20170311-WA0016 IMG-20170311-WA0020 IMG-20170311-WA0021 IMG-20170311-WA0022 IMG-20170311-WA0023 IMG-20170311-WA0009
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