As een van die eerste vyf brandweermanne by die Atlantis-brandweerstasie, l\u00ea David Willemse uiteindelik na 37 jaar sy tuig aan die einde van hierdie maand neer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2019n Kind van Atlantis het hy in Mamre en Babblers Place, by die Dura-woonstelle grootgeword.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Willemse vertel na \u2019n onderwyser hom onnodig op skool geslaan het, het hy besluit om nie terug te gaan skool toe nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Op \u2019n dag op pad om te gaan werk soek in die industri\u00eble gebied, is hy deur \u2019n man voorgekeer wat vir hom werk aanbied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy het agterop \u2019n bakkie geklim en so het sy reis as \u201ctoevallige\u201d brandweer\u00adman begin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBrandweermanne moet alles kan doen. Ek het leer duik in di\u00e9 \u2018samp\u2019 wat 9 m diep is,\u201d wys hy na iets wat soos \u2019n toring buite sy venster lyk. Die \u201ctoring\u201d huisves \u2019n put wat 9 m diep is waar die brandweervragmotors hul water vandaan kry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het ook in die brandweer kom leer kosmaak. Kerrie met piesang (vir ekstra prote\u00efene) en rys het later my gunstelinggereg geword.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Willemse s\u00ea hy het in die 37 jaar elke geleentheid aangegryp wat hom gebied is \u2013 sy vier bladsye van kursusse wat hy voltooi het, spreek hiervan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy onthou steeds sy eerste trauma-voorval \u2013 \u2019n busongeluk op die R27 (Weskuspad). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c \u2019n Bus het in \u2019n stilstaande voertuig vasgery. Baie mense het hul lewens verloor. Ons moes oor dooie mense klim op soek na oorlewendes. Een vrou was reeds \u2018blou geklassifiseerd\u2019 (dood verklaar) en in \u2019n sak gesit toe ek sien sy haal nog asem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Willemse het reeds baie mense, regoor die Kaap opgelei rakende brandgevaar en s\u00ea hy is trots om te s\u00ea dat hy van Atlantis kom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk is van Atlantis. Hoekom moet mens nie wees nie? Atlantis \u2013 en veral die brandweer \u2013 het \u2019n ryk geskiedenis. Dis opreg \u2019n plek waaroor mens kan trots wees,\u201d vertel hy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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