Facing fire: Life as a Bendigo CFA career firefighter

Ashley Fritsch
Updated December 12 2016 - 12:36pm, first published 9:00am
Bendigo career firefighters: Mick Lavery, Stewart Laing, Riley Lonsdale, John Giles, Tim Weston, Brendan Morris and Terry Rule. Picture: NONI HYETT
Bendigo career firefighters: Mick Lavery, Stewart Laing, Riley Lonsdale, John Giles, Tim Weston, Brendan Morris and Terry Rule. Picture: NONI HYETT

It’s 76 minutes into the shift when the first call comes in: a coding alarm at the Quest apartments in McCrae Street, central Bendigo.

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Ashley Fritsch

Ashley Fritsch

Journalist

Journalist for the Bendigo Advertiser. Love country living, my two children (retriever and a foxy), reading and sunny days. Email: ashley.fritsch@fairfaxmedia.com.au

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