Long service by volunteer firemen
Long-serving volunteer firemen.
Some of the Takaka volunteer firemen who received long-service awards last week.
From left, Neil Gardiner, Garth Prince, Wally van Lier, Aaron Bensemann, Kevin Black, Alan Reid, George Duff, Kevin Hebberd.
The awards, recognising periods of service between three years and 37 years, marked a combined total of 239 years of voluntary fire-fighting.
Alan Reid, who received a 15-year award, recently completed his term as the President of the Nelson Marlborough Provincial Fire Brigade Association.
Neil Wilson
