The year was 2011 and the city was Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia, which is located in the south-east of the state was experiencing a rare weather event, the second largest deluge since rainfall records had been kept all thanks to an intense tropical low which had settled over south-east Queensland and the Brisbane River was in flood. Through out the day (11th January 2011) torrential rain was falling and the river level continued to rise and had begun to flood adjacent low-lying properties. At the height of the downpour, just before midnight they were listening to the radio whilst waiting for the high tide, when they heard a news flash of an impending disaster that could devastate their city, without hesitation they were galvanised into action they knew instantly that they had to do something and do it now! This is my adaptation of their heroic action written in a way that I hope children can relate to and hopefully treasure.
About the Author: I was born, grew up, and was educated in London, England, I was the second born of six children and the first boy, I loved to play sport particularly soccer, track athletics, and running marathons. After I completed my formal education I undertook an apprenticeship as a Parquet floor layer, and went on to study almost all forms of flooring. As a flooring contractor I worked in many great and iconic buildings and I have personally met many of the worlds most famous people both here and in England (more to come on that), I am Married and have five children, four girls and one boy. We emigrated as a family to Australia in 1971, and we have lived in four of the seven Australian States. In 1971 I joined the Fire Brigade at Belgrave Heights in the Blue Dandenongs located on top of a spectacular mountain range north east of Melbourne Victoria. I have served as a Firefighter in Three States over almost thirty year, and I enjoyed every one of my years as a Firefighter and would not have missed the experience for the world. To all you Fire'es out there, God bless and protect every last one of you, I consider it an honour to have been one of you. Later in my career I evolved into Sales Management and worked very successfully for some of the worlds largest and most sucessful company's and businesses. I am now retired and live in beautiful Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Frank R. Taylor, Author.