Bilpin Rural Fire Brigade members Bill Johnson Snr and Albert Johnson each have more than 70 years of RFS service behind them.
On June 20th the two were given a Lap of Honour and were given a ride in the Cat 1 Tanker from Bilpin to Kurrajong Heights and then back to Berambing before returning to the Fire Shed at Bilpin.
This is the two of them leaving the Bilpin fire shed:
Bilpin RFS photo
Here they are passing VFFA Vice President Brian Williams and his family saluting the two:
Jeremy Braithwaite photo
On the way back from Kurrajong Heights
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At the fire shed they were presented with their 70 Year medals:
Bilpin RFS photo
And just look at the cake!
Bilpin RFS photo
The two are neighbours and brothers-in-law. In 2014 Albert was at home when a fire started behind the fire shed. He calmly put it out on his own. The two remained active during the recent Gospers Mountain Fire.
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