1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: We've just spoken to the Northern Territory firefighters and found 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: out a bit more about how things went from the 3 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:08,319 Speaker 1: Fieries perspective. Joining us live on the line right now, 4 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 1: So John Ambulance Territory Response Manager Craig Garaway, get a Craig. 5 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 2: Good morning, Katie. 6 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 1: How are you not bad? Probably better than you and 7 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: all of our first responders who I know have been busy. 8 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: Even even if people do behave it's still an incredibly 9 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: busy night for our first responders on Territory Day. 10 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 2: Yeah. Look, it is for a number of reasons as 11 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 2: you said. Obviously everyone down enjoying the other fireworks and 12 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:38,880 Speaker 2: obviously a lot of social gatherings going on who normally 13 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 2: wouldn't have in the middle of the week. So a 14 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 2: bit going on kept our first responders, all of them 15 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 2: are very busy all night. And yeah, thankfully big clean 16 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 2: up to though not thankfully I suppose we clean up 17 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:52,160 Speaker 2: by the day on City Council today. 18 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, and we look. We spoke to the Sea of 19 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: the City of dar On a bit earlier this morning. 20 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: She talked us through some of the cleanup. We've just 21 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: spoken obviously to the Fieries one hundred and thirty two 22 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,399 Speaker 1: fires they were called out to Craig, It sounds like 23 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 1: you guys had really quite a busy night as well. 24 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 1: Can you talk me through some of those injuries. 25 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, Look, as you said, we weren't busy with another 26 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 2: you know. Obviously the fireworks accounted for some of those infants. 27 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 2: Obviously had a couple of car crashes as well. But 28 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 2: we had a number of injuries in Bellomack, Welgeman and 29 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 2: Gray last night. The first one being at thirty seven 30 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 2: year old male was a significant burn to its groin area, 31 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:36,040 Speaker 2: and in that incident we also had a young infant 32 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 2: that had a minor burn as a result of that. 33 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 2: So obviously two people injured there, but the groin injury 34 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:45,839 Speaker 2: obviously around the groin area was quite significant. Anti Police 35 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 2: arrived on scene first at that one and applied some 36 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 2: first aid first up until we arrived, and then pretty 37 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 2: much followed straight on after that with a nineteen year 38 00:01:54,800 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 2: old female had burns to a face and leg as 39 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 2: a result of another fireworks. I'm not really sure what happened, 40 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 2: but obviously not going where it was meant to go. 41 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 2: And then the last one was a six month old 42 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 2: with some facial burns. Again, not really sure what's happened there, 43 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 2: but obviously at little baby with some facial burns as 44 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 2: a result of fireworks, and we obviously had our critical 45 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 2: response unit respond with our paramedics to that one. 46 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: Oh that is awful. What do we have any idea 47 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: where that where that incident happened that was involving the 48 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 1: six months old? 49 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 2: No, we actually met a car. I believe that we're 50 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 2: bringing that baby in, so I'm not really sure exactly 51 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 2: where it happened. I don't have that information from the cable. 52 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:47,959 Speaker 1: How terrible, But the baby is okay. 53 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, baby's okay, got very good treatment by the family 54 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 2: and obviously by the paramedics that were involved. 55 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 1: Yeah. Then taught me through the incident with the bloke 56 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 1: getting hit in the groin with the firework. What was 57 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: going on there? 58 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:05,839 Speaker 2: Look, I think there's a lot of big fireworks out there, 59 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 2: and obviously some of them I think misspire. I don't 60 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 2: have the exact details of what's happened there, but the 61 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 2: majority of what we see is you know, firework to 62 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 2: the missfire will fallen over and obviously having gone up 63 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:20,679 Speaker 2: in the air like they've meant to, and obviously there's 64 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 2: people standing around and sitting around, and this is how 65 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 2: people have become INJUREDI with a ship. 66 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, that is not good. And I mean in terms 67 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 1: of all of those injuries, Craig, do we have any 68 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: idea if they, like, you know, were they severe or 69 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: on the on the on the sort of more minor scale, 70 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: any idea y the. 71 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 2: One the thirty seven year old a nine year old girl, 72 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 2: they were quite significant burns or serious burns. I would 73 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 2: suggest they weren't just minor burns. The other ones were 74 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 2: more in the line of nature. Thank. Yeah, unusual for 75 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 2: us to see burns. You know, that bad. You know, 76 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 2: obviously these people make for recovery, but you know, it's 77 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 2: painful injury and any type of burn and it's typical 78 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 2: around the groin area. I've been burnt there many many 79 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 2: years ago as a young lad, and I can see 80 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 2: you now. It's not the most pleasant thing in the world. 81 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: No, it would not be at all, Craig Garaway. You're 82 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: always full of surprises, mate. 83 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:19,039 Speaker 2: Yeah, well that wasn't a surprise. I really wanted to 84 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 2: have to be honest with him, but it got me 85 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 2: out of. 86 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:27,799 Speaker 1: Was that a fire cracker incident as well? Craig. 87 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 2: No, I wish it was a cup of tea early 88 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,159 Speaker 2: in the morning. 89 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 1: Oh dm A, I won't make you reveal anymore to us. 90 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 2: That's appreciate. 91 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 1: It does not sound like fun at all. Look, let's 92 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,720 Speaker 1: go to some of the other incidents from overnight. A 93 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: pedestrian was also hit by a car in Parat. 94 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 2: Yeah. Look, we're having a lot of pedestrianship by cars 95 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 2: over the last few months. I seemed to be reporting 96 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 2: them regularly. And in that Prap area as well. Seems 97 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:01,919 Speaker 2: to really really bad area. Obviously, it's a busy area, 98 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:04,720 Speaker 2: you know, a lot of traffic gets through there. It 99 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 2: is a little bit dark as well, and I suppose 100 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 2: you know, most people aren't expecting someone to step out 101 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 2: in front of them. So yeah, look, be careful anywhere 102 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 2: you're driving. Be aware that you know, we're in school holidays. 103 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 2: You know, the most unlikely things happen, unfortunate with the 104 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:24,239 Speaker 2: kids pushbikes, you know, and then if alcohol is involved, 105 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 2: it obviously had the whole new dimension. 106 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 1: Yeah, you're spot on, and unfortunately as well, from what 107 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: I can see, there was also a road rage incident 108 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: directed at our paramedics. 109 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, because we had a really funny night. Last night 110 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:43,799 Speaker 2: we had a couple of our paramedics sort of assaulted 111 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 2: in the suburbs at a residence, which seems to be 112 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 2: happening more and more often. Then obviously followed on with 113 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 2: this where one of our command vehicles was tailgated down 114 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 2: the brama there and not really sure what the people 115 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:00,839 Speaker 2: were thinking in that vehicle, but yeah, not a great 116 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:03,280 Speaker 2: thing to be curring. You know, I saw a road 117 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 2: ray incident on Sunday out of how it springs. I'm 118 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:08,359 Speaker 2: not really sure what's going on with people. It's not 119 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 2: the tropo season yet, but yeah, you know, some of 120 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 2: the behaviors on the road, I think I reported last 121 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 2: weekend eight crashes, seventeen people take in the hospital. So 122 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:22,799 Speaker 2: you know, just need to be a bit smarter out theading. 123 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:25,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, you spot on. So what happened in the incident 124 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: where the paramedics have gone to someone's home. 125 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 2: Oh, look, you know we have this happened quite readily 126 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 2: where we go in to help people and unfortunately people 127 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 2: you know, turn on our paramedics for some unknown reason. 128 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:40,719 Speaker 2: Where we're very lucky we have some jurist systems within 129 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 2: our you know, security for our staff to obviously catch 130 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 2: every class attention and our attention. We had two parameds 131 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 2: solars the other night trying to hold someone on a 132 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 2: stretch that didn't decide they didn't want to be in 133 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 2: an ambulance. You know, it's just unbelievable what our people 134 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 2: are having to go through at the moment. 135 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 1: Dead set like that is terrible, Craig, Like, are we 136 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: talking alcohol related incidents or not? Always? 137 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 2: Look, I suggest most of these are either alcohol or 138 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 2: drug related. You know, most people are really happy to us. Yeah, 139 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 2: I think that's they want us there, but then they 140 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 2: don't want us there. So you would suggest that people 141 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 2: who are thinking rationally and aren't affected by drugs or 142 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 2: alco whole probably do these things. I would suggest, well, Craig. 143 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 1: Look, we appreciate the work of our Saint John Cruz. 144 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: You know, right from the call takers to the paramedics 145 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: out there helping people. They should not be in a 146 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: situation where people are carrying on in this way when 147 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: they're there ready to help. But look on behalf of 148 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: the community, and I know that so many, so many 149 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 1: in our community really appreciate the work that you guys do. 150 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 1: So thank you for the work that you do. A 151 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 1: big thanks to all of you for the work that 152 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: you put in last night as well for Territory Day. 153 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, thanks Katie. And look, I'd just like to put 154 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 2: a big shout out to all those first responders and 155 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 2: in particular all our volunteers who came out last night 156 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 2: to help support the community. Without those volunteers supporting the community, 157 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 2: a lot of these events can't happen. And these people 158 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 2: are unpaid I call them unsunk heroes, unpaid heroes. They're 159 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 2: out there every day, every weekend supporting the community. 160 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, spot on, Craig. And you know, without those volunteers, 161 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: a lot of those events couldn't happen. And we're just 162 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: talking about this as well with with the fieries, even 163 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 1: with bushfires in Tea and all of those volunteers that 164 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 1: were helping last night as well. Without all the volunteers 165 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 1: across the board, we wouldn't be able to have Territory 166 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:40,319 Speaker 1: Day in the. 167 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:43,199 Speaker 2: Way that we have it. No, you wouldn't be able 168 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 2: to be at Mindle Beach and you wouldn't be able 169 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 2: to be a lot of these big events. And this 170 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 2: goes for everything motorsport is covered by our volunteers. You know, 171 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:55,839 Speaker 2: you're right the ant bushfires, you know, they're out every day, 172 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 2: you know, doing something, you know, and there's a lot 173 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 2: of those guys with the volunteering as well, a number 174 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 2: of our paramedics a volunteer push fire fighters as well, 175 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:07,559 Speaker 2: so you know, without them, we just can't get through 176 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:09,119 Speaker 2: every day in the Northern Territory. 177 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 1: Well, Craig Garaway, thank you. Thanks so much for your 178 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 1: time this morning. I really appreciate it. And sorry we 179 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:16,160 Speaker 1: didn't have you on yesterday. I had a day off. 180 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:20,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's all right, Katie. I thought i'd take today 181 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 2: off so you're talking. I thought i'd replicate what you did. 182 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 1: Get Good on your mate, You've earned itsh. I'm sorry 183 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 1: you're still going to do a radio interview on your 184 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:32,319 Speaker 1: day off. Thank you, Good on you, Craig.