London Fire Brigade - helping with LIFE's little ups and downs
All too often we see the wrongdoer being rewarded. The greedy MP immorally claiming thousands in expenses, the celebrity convict receiving nominal punishment followed by lucrative rounds of public speaking or the teenage law breaker, treated to rehabilitation at Alton Towers or Thorpe Park. So it was inspiring to witness the London Fire Brigade engage with worthy youngsters under the brigade's LIFE (Local Intervention Fire Education) Project. Ironically, the history of the programme lies in attempting to connect with the scrotes of East London who thought hoax calls and stoning firefighters was fun. And it's proved successful. Using a combination of teamwork and communication exercises and firefighter training the youths now see the firefighters as people rather than targets. Thankfully, the scheme has now extended beyond the ne'er do wells. Local charity PACT (Parents of Autistic Children Together) got together with LFB and eight lucky youngsters enjoyed a week at Dagen