In his second blog from Victoria, Illawarra police officer John Klepczarek recounts meeting a Steelers supporter dealing with the aftermath of the bushfire emergency.Yesterday I spent some time out at Flowerdale. It's a town largely, not neglected, but not focussed on so much by the media.I'm organising for people to come in and have a look at that town, both media and dignitaries. What was interesting is the people in Flowerdale got on with business and organised their own things. In a lot of towns government departments came in, but in Flowerdale they've organised for the Salvation Army to cook for three meals a day for the next month, and an industrial kitchen has been set up to cook for the whole town. It has all been done using their own connections or contacts.There are about 100 people or so in Flowerdale. They've lost some lives there and it's had a great impact because everyone knows each other.I went to the public meeting in the morning and the townspeople have elected their own people to represent them. There was a guy, John Burgess, there with his Illawarra Steelers jersey on. I said to him "Wollongong boy?". He said he moved there 15 years ago. Because he runs the local sporting association, the townspeople nominated him to be a spokesperson.Going out there, you see that the flames virtually circled the Yarra Valley. Some vineyards, more boutique, some of their vines were brown, that's how close it was to wiping out the Yarra Valley.And again you see how people are getting on with their lives. I asked one lady how she was going, and she said: "For 10 days I've gone on overdrive and actually been in great spirits, but last night enough was enough. I hit the wall and had a really good cry. I'm over it. I didn't want to go on again today, but there's no choice."Everyone has been in really good spirits, but the reality is hitting home too. This isn't a dream and it's not going to go away.Today of course it was like meeting family at the airport when I went to meet the NSW Police officers who have flown in. They just want to get in there and help. They are the fresh faces who want to do everything. The 150 officers were sworn in as special constables in the Victorian police service. They're now getting a lecture from the Country Fire Authority about what's happened.