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▲Recruits paying tribute outside
Hamilton Fire station.
Read full article in the
Waikato Times
The Board and members of Waikato Burn
Support extend their deepest sympathy to the family of Derek Lovell and
those who have suffered hurt as a result of this terrible event.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Tamahere Icepak fire cont'd
We join in thinking of our injured firemen and the
tragic loss of firefighter Derek Lovell, killed when he and
his men were engulfed in the exploding fireball on Saturday 5 April
2008 at Tamahere. The roll call of injured include: Senior firefighter Merv
Neil still in critical condition in the national burns unit at
Middlemore Hospital, Adrian Brown, Brian Halford, Alvan Walker
and Dennis Wells. David Beanland, husband of Dianne who
was a member of our Board for some time is also on the list.
David was in ICU but is now in a stable condition and we are told is
likely to be transferred to a ward shortly.
The Heroes of Red
Watch Derek Lovell, Adrian Brown,
Merv Neil, Dennis Wells, Alvan Walker, David Beanland, Brian Halford
and Cameron Grylls.
2 Exciting New Programmes from WBS in
2008!
1. Alternative Schools Education Programme
2. Retirement Homes/Villages Education Programme Check them out
now!
Next Board Meeting: 8 July 2008
To check the Agenda click:
Agenda Minutes of last meeting held 12 February 2008 available for
Board Members to view:Board Minutes
Low Fire Danger Doesn't Mean No Fire Danger!
Burns have caused the death of 31
New Zealand children over five years -
an average of six children per year.
Fatalities from burn injuries rank as
our fifth most frequent cause of unintentional child death.
Read more...
The
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H2G2
Site...
To find out more about h2g2 take the
tour... or visit their Home Page >>>>>>>>
The Everybody Site:
everybody aims to provide useful and accurate consumer health information
for New Zealanders. It is
written and reviewed by medical writers, consumer health organisations and
health professionals. everybody is a consumer health information
resource is owned and published by CMPMedica (NZ) Ltd. The product is
distributed in print (free to New Zealand GPs) and on the internet.
FREE from WBS: Children's (parents will enjoy them too) Books!
Keeping Safe Careful & Cool follow the adventures of our
WBS burn prevention
characters as they learn how to STOP preventable burn related accidents dead
in their tracks. More ...
Read about our bathwater barometers -it may save
your baby or young child!
The
Nicole Mize Story "Here is a link to the blog that I keep for my daughter,
Nicole. It has a good deal of info concerning her accident, burns and her
subsequent recovery." David Mize, Nikki's father. Read more survivors
stories...
Read
all about this and our featured burn survivor Timothy Grainger McDonald
featured on the 20/20 Programme on Sunday evening the 30th June 02 by clicking
the picture on the left.
View photos online of our
Book Launch at Pukenui School, Te Kuiti by clicking the book image
on the left. Thank you.
To view more
literature available from WBS visit ourLiteraturesite.
BURN PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAMME
Waikato Burn Support runs a full programme in
schools throughout the Waikato educating towards burn prevention and
working towards lowering the incidence of burn related PREVENTABLE
accidents in school and the home. Find
out more and book your school or class...
and print a free poster for your
home, school, business or work notice board!
ALL ABOUT WBS You can find out all about WBS, what we do and
how we do it here: About WBS This section covers matters of governance, organisation, aims &
purposes, membership, activities, funding and so on.
Founder & Pioneer of WBS Our Founder and Pioneer of the work of Waikato
Burn Support is Trish Ball. Her story and pictures as she receives
her QSM in recognition of her services to the community are recorded here:
Founder & Pioneer
Read in their own words the stories of burn survivors who
have "been there and can tell it like it is".
