Fire and Emergency New Zealand Board Chair Paul Swain has congratulated five firefighters from Kumeu, Matamata, Dannevirke, Rotorua and New Plymouth who were named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list released today. 'We are very proud to see the
As a result, two volunteer crews from the Silverdale and East Coast Bays brigades were dispatched. The Silverdale station only has career crews based there during the day. Campbell said the first crew arrived at the semi-rural property 18 minutes after receiving the emergency call, and the second pump was on scene in 26 minutes. Chris McKeen/Stuff Volunteer crews were first on the scene. “Fire emergency resourcing and staffing is on a such a thin line in that all it took was for one false alarm to tie up the two career trucks and Fire and Emergency [was] relying on volunteers,” he said.