Heels to firefighter boots for Jessie Hughes
10 Feb, 2021 07:43 PM
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Jessie Hughes of Whangamata at the recent fire at Pumpking Hill-Sailors Grave north of Tairua. Photo / Supplied
Jessie Hughes of Whangamata at the recent fire at Pumpking Hill-Sailors Grave north of Tairua. Photo / Supplied
Bay of Plenty Times
From high heels to firefighting boots, Jessie Hughes is a teenager making her mark.
The Whangamata 18-year-old has followed in the footsteps of her brother and father as a volunteer with Onemana Rural Fire Brigade but is being given opportunities to lead due to the respect she s earned herself. Honestly, from when I first started they treated me like I was one of them, she says of her fellow crew.