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Safety week Celebrity kick-start to Tauranga’s fi re safety week 6 Issue No. 9 Tauranga Fire Brigade’s recent annual fi re safety week kicked off with a celebrity fi tness challenge put up by chief fi re offi cer Ron Devlin.
Local leaders, including Mayor Stuart Crosby and sports celebrities, had a taste of what is required to be a firefighter. They went through the physical competency test in Red Square. Ron said even though the challenge wasn’t fi re safety specifi c, the level of participation by local leaders and sports people reflected their commitment to a worthy cause. It was designed to get public attention and was a fun way for people to learn about the dangers of fi re. Fire safety was a serious subject, but needed to be lightened up, he said. The level of fitness and strength required in lugging weights and hauling dummies surprised contestants. Bay of Plenty Steamers rugby player Charles Baxter said the challenge was “physically tough” and he would choose a full-on rugby game over this any day. The celebrities had an unfair advantage as they teamed up in two’s to challenge the chief fi re offi cer. Notwithstanding this the boss achieved 3 minutes 19 seconds individually and was not far “... weights and hauling dummies surprised contestants.” behind the team effort with the best time being 2 minutes 14 seconds. To add to the attraction and entertainment, Tauranga’s Westpac building in Red Square got a hosing down by Tauranga firefighters. This got the attention required, getting live coverage on one of the local Radioworks stations whose offi ce is in the building. Key organizers of the event Murf Arndell and Richard Moreland said the campaign was designed to target urban shopping, industry and commercial areas and was aptly named Take Fire Safety Home. The week’s programme included a travelling road show where fi refi ghters visited all main shopping centres giving live demonstrations of kitchen and car fi res and providing a range of fi re safety activities for children. The mobile fi re shop enabled the public to view fi re safety footage on screen and to talk to fi refi ghters about home fi re safety. Safety week The event was covered by local radio with breakfast interviews at the fi re station, celebrity kitchen fire checks and live cross-overs. Murf and Richard were pleased with the public’s response and said it would not have happened without the support of main street managers and commercial sponsorship. The New Zealand Fire Service Magazine May/June 2005 7
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