Bwwaaa ha ha ha !!!!!!!!!!!!! It's your local council that collects the "rural fire levy" and (theoretically) passes it on to the relevant fire brigade,.. not to the RFBAQ. Such notions are that of a total dunderson. I bid you good day Sir Joe Bogansaurus Dunderosa.

How very astute of you to divine the actual truth of the matter,........... I'm RFBAQ and here's a pick of me after operating the BBQ that you're referring to. I'm on the left of the pic,........

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After being at the Peregian Springs BIG BBQ, Widgee/Gympie BBQ and many others here in Qld I was invited to a BIG BBQ in the Bega region NSW and also a BIG BBQ in Canberra,.......... so yes,.. it's all about those BBQ's. Pity though that so many had to die and over 3,000 homes were lost so that we could have a BBQ.

Because we keep get these calls from people yelling FIRE!!!!! FIRE!!!!!! FIRE!!!!!!!!!!! (I'm on the left in this pic)

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Yeah right buddy,...... just look at the RFBAQ fund raiser and firefighter on the left of this pic.

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There's my proof. Where's yours???????

I go to great lengths to "purport" to be a firefighter. (On the left)

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Behold the person on the left. Wish you could come out with us and help fight the fires,..... you up for that?
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Firefighter and RFBAQ fund raiser.

If rural fire is all fully funded by our beloved Grubberment then why did we have to supply 11 fire trucks to country qld this year?
See,....................... https://www.rfbaq.org/birdsville-townheavyattack
And the rural fire levy is a princely $12.50 per rates notice,... not enough to refill my driptorch. If a brigade is in area that incorporates large property parcels they're as broke as the 10 commandments!!!!!!!
And here I am on the left doing more harm than good,..............
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First of all you risk being charged with assault by the police.
I am a volunteer firefighter and I raise funds with the RFBAQ. Given the wholesale malevolence and ignorance of the idiots who paste these comments I wonder sometimes why I even bother to respond to the next fire call. I'm on the left.

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Behold!!!!!!!!! Mongrel firefighter and RFBAQ fund raiser on the left of this pic.

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On behalf of all volunteer firefighters in Australia I thank you for your appreciation for our sacrifice.

Because we pay Telstra for the number that we use to call people to raise funds. Person on left Firefighter and RFBAQ fund raiser.

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Oh and by the way whilst you were busy posting this nice little testament to your ignorance,... I was out working my *ss of at multiple fire emergencies as this pic will attest. On behalf of all volunteer firefighters I thank you for your appreciation for our sacrifice.

Yes indeed,.......... Just look at the scammer on the left in this pic,......... one has to go to great lengths to be a scammer you know!!!!!!
Why you could even take it to the police,... after all it is a criminal offence for someone to impersonate a fire officer.

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Thank you for your appreciation.

Yes indeed,............. even fires go through loopholes,......... that's what I've seen as a experienced firefighter. And yes I help raise funds for the RFBAQ. Loophole exploiter depicted on the left covered in sweat and soot.

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I thank you for your appreciation.

Yes you're right,........ it's been going on for years. As you can see from my sweat and soot stained fire suit (firefighter on the left),...

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Yes I've been fighting fires and raising funds for the RFBAQ,............. it's been going on for years,,,,,,, and years ,............. and years.
Thank you for your appreciation.

Bwwwwaaaa ha ha ha ha ha !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are WRONG!!!!!!!! I raise funds for the RFBAQ and I am a volunteer firefighter.
I am on the left in this pic.
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Not volunteers??? You are WRONG. RFBAQ fund raiser and fire fighter on the left of image covered in soot.
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Bwwaaa ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!!! More beer!!!!!!!!!! But hey don't forget the sausages from the sausage sizzle to go with the beers. I'm firefighter 177380 and I don't drink beer nor eat sausages at sausage sizzles but I did fight fires here in Qld and interstate during the black summer bushfire emergency and also raise funds at the RFBAQ. How about you? What did you do to help others during that period? Door to door collections you say,...... Hey maybe we start that as a "thing",... perhaps you'd like to be our 1st door to door salesperson??

Bwwwaaaaaa ha ha ha ha ha !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You're as bright as you sound!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The RFBAQ isn't the Rural Fire Service as they are two separate entities,.................. one a charity the other a government dept. So of course when you ring them they wouldn't (like you) have a clue. I am a volunteer fire fighter and raise funds for the RFBAQ. Go to https://www.rfbaq.org/ to learn how we have just sent many fire trucks to rural towns and communities that our supporters made possible,... all without government money.

That is stooooooooooooopid and ignorant. The RFL is a paltry $12.50 on the rates,......... that'd be lucky to re-fuel my driptorch!
If your brigades footprint incorporates large farms each paying a princely $12.50 per rates notice then guess what,....... you're as broke as the 10 commandments and can't afford sh*t!!

You are wrong. I am a firefighter and with the RFBAQ. Your contributions have gone towards saving Lives, Homes, Communities.
Sandman whoever that is,............ is wrong.

The confusion in this matter arises from "listbrokers" which have re-sold your contact details to us here at the RFBAQ. The poor lady at our end helping us firies out doesn't have access to the pre-existing supporter ID info that we have on you only what appeared on her screen. She was probably a new helper at the time and wasn't savvy to the fact that these list brokers sell us duplicate data be that by accident or otherwise. That is why you got a different "PIN" as you dubbed it,.. which is auto-allotted upon mass data entry into our systems. So no it's NOT a scam,........ it's us firies and a total misunderstanding. And thank you for you support as it has helped us get 11 new fire trucks in total out to communities some of which will be multi-role capable meaning they will be dealing with bushfires,! car crashes, housefires etc and in small communities far from help these machines are worth their weight in gold!!!!!!!!!