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Volunteer firefighters paid a visit to Leigh School on International Firefighters Day to reinforce the role brigades, and particularly volunteers, play in the community. NZ First MP Jenny Marcroft introduced firefighters Mark Borich, fire chief Steve Paddison, Nick Torkington, Paul Smith, Mark Simmonds and Errol Murray to the students who took the opportunity to quiz the crew about their duties. “Do you really rescue cats out of trees?” one pupil inquired. And apparently, they do. As well as dogs off cliffs, cows off the beach and horses out of muddy drains. NZ has more than 11,000 volunteer firefighters who dedicate their lives to helping their communities by fighting fires, responding to medical emergencies, and rescuing animals. The international day acknowledges emergency personal who have fallen or been injured in the line of duty.
