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<strong>Fire</strong> station<br />
of the year award<br />
Kaikohe Volunteer <strong>Fire</strong> Brigade<br />
and Palmerston North <strong>Fire</strong><br />
Brigade are the inaugural<br />
winners of the fi re station<br />
of the year awards.<br />
An example of one of Kaikohe’s<br />
volunteer recruitment initiatives.<br />
National commander Mike Hall<br />
awarded Greymouth Volunteer<br />
<strong>Fire</strong> Brigade a highly commended<br />
award. The other two finalists<br />
were Greenhithe and Otaki<br />
Volunteer <strong>Fire</strong> Brigades.<br />
Mike Hall said the four volunteer<br />
finalists were judged then<br />
ranked against a set of critieria<br />
as outlined in the award<br />
announcement, including<br />
business planning, community<br />
involvement, fire safety<br />
p r o m o t i o n , v o l u n t e e r<br />
recruitment initiatives and<br />
health and safety.<br />
“Kaikohe Volunteer <strong>Fire</strong><br />
Brigade is an absolute credit<br />
to the <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Service</strong> in every<br />
respect. It has set a very<br />
high standard for other<br />
brigades to match or better<br />
in future years.<br />
Awards<br />
The fi re station of<br />
the year trophy.<br />
“Palmerston North was the only<br />
applicant for the career award so it<br />
was not possible to rank it against its<br />
peers.<br />
“I considered, however, that the<br />
station excelled in some key areas,<br />
including business planning, strong<br />
leadership from officers and<br />
organisation of on-station activities<br />
in support of the strategic plan.<br />
“All of the fi nalists had strong morale<br />
and sense of pride and were a credit<br />
to the <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Service</strong>.”<br />
Mike says he is hoping more career<br />
brigades will support the awards next<br />
year.<br />
An award presentation will be held<br />
at Kaikohe and Palmerston North.<br />
The winning brigades receive a<br />
trophy and $1000 for their social<br />
clubs. Other finalists receive a<br />
certifi cate.<br />
The <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Service</strong> Magazine May/June 2005<br />
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