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Kevin Jones with his wife, Robyn, receiving his medal from a past United Fire Brigades Association president Graeme Booth.
Two founding members of the Mahurangi East Volunteer Fire Brigade were presented with Gold Star awards for 25 years of service at a ceremony on November 19.Kevin Jones first joined the Warkworth Volunteer Fire Brigade in June 1990, where he served for nine years. He quickly rose to the rank of Senior Fire Fighter.
In 1999, he was one of the 22 founding members of the Mahurangi East Volunteer Fire Brigade.
He became Senior Station Officer and was instrumental in passing on his firefighting knowledge and skills, truck driving and pump operation to a fledgling brigade.
He competently ran the brigade for 12 years and remains an active member, passing on his knowledge to new and existing members.
Doug Wyatt first joined the Wellsford Volunteer Fire Brigade in June 1982, when he was 28. He joined the brigade after suffering from cancer and wanted to pay back the community that had supported him through his recovery.
At Wellsford, he became a Senior Fire Fighter and served for nine years.
At a meeting for those interested in starting a brigade at Snells Beach, Doug put himself forward to serve the community once again.
He has continued to serve at Mahurangi East for the last 17 years – currently as Operational Support.
