Fire Brigades Seen in Competition

Chronicle (Levin), 5 March 1948, Page 3

Fire Brigades Seen in Competition

■ ' ' WANGANUI, Marcli. 4. The United Eire Brigades' competi-1 tions began here today. Results so far are: — Eour-men motor event, eoiled hose, dry final: Stratford, 25 I-5secs., 1;: Petone, 27 l-5secs., 2; Reefton, 27 4-5 sec's., 3; Addington Railway and Patea Ereezing Works (fourtli equal) with 28secs. Tliree-man trailer pump, instantaneous couplings, changing .from water main to water pump: Stratford, 35secs., I; Taumarunui, 37 4-5secs., 2; Patea Ereezing Works, 38 2-5secs., 3; Lyttelton was fourth. Gilberd memorial, one-man coupling: Hastings, 43 ft-5secs., 1;- Stratford, 55 4-5secs., 2; Patea Freezing Works, 57 3-5secs., 3; Lyttelton was fourth. Two-man hose .ahd - stand pip.e:"Hastinsg, 28 2-5secs., 1; Petone, 28 4-5secs., 2; Reefton, 30 4-5secs., 3; Mount Maunganui, 32secs., 4; Greymouth and Mar-V ton, 32 4-5secs. (equal) 5. Championship . points . after. the four events: Stratford -33, Petone 204, Hastings li9, Patea Freezing Works I6£, Reefton 15^. . ■ The representative" of the Hastings Fire Brigade clipped six seconds from the reeord ahd won the Gilberd Memorial trophy for the one-mm couplmg event, the first contest completed at the United Fire BrigacTe 'Association 's biennial demonstrations. He completed the manoeuvres in 43 * asec., compared with the seco'nd "best timo of 55 4-5sec. put np by the .Stratford Brigade. The Patea Freeziar Wo'r.ks was third in 57see. and Ly ..eiton fourth m 60 2-5sec. Twenty-seven Dngades entered.