Plea for more emergency service volunteers
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Authorities in Mount Barker say dozens of volunteers are urgently needed to keep the town's emergency services running smoothly.
Fewer than 10 people volunteer on the local bushfire brigade, State Emergency Service and the Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA).
The officer in charge of the police station, Allan Spicer, says the town's resources would be stretched to the limit in the event of an emergency.
Sergeant Spicer is calling on the community to help, saying volunteers are critical to country towns.
"When we have road crashes here in the Shire of Plantagenet, St Johns that turn up are volunteers. The people who use the jaws of life are FESA people," he said.
"If someone gets lost in the bush, it's the State Emergency Services people who give up their time to come out and find your loved ones. All we're asking is for people to come and join."
