Brad Banz is an AFM team member who recently participated in the mission trip to Malawi in June. He has been an active with AFM since 2015 and has trained in Kenya and Zambia. This was his first trip to Malawi - which was vastly different from Kenya. After working with the firefighters in Malawi, Brad said: "Malawi has four fire brigades for a country of 18 million people. The firefighters have no uniforms, their apparatus and PPE are donated from other countries." Even with donations - the firefighters are far from having enough PPE, tools, and resources. Despite the challenges they face, the firefighters in Malawi are committed to saving lives and containing dangerous fires. Malawi has, "firefighters who are eager to do the job, this is the best resource any fire brigade can have."

Read the full article about the trip and consider serving in Malawi in June of 2024!