FIRE BRIGADES
PLACED ON WAR FOOTING TRAINING OF AUXILIARY MEN. INSTEAD OF TERRITORIAL SERVICE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, December 13. A statement that the War Cabinet had decided to put the fire brigades of New Zealand on a war footing, and that the intention was to draft certain men for training as auxiliary firemen in lieu of Territorial Service, was made by the chairman of the Wellington Fire Board, Mr Dean. Ho said these men would be required to attend training on three nights a week and at the weekends and that they would be paid on the basis of Territorial rates. Mr Dean was addressing officers and men at the Central Fire Station before attending a meeting of the board. Extending Christmas good wishes, he referred to the value and importance of the men’s work which had been well exemplified by what had been achieved by firemen in England since bombing raids began. In the event of any raids, he said, the fire-fighting service would be in the front line, even before the Army.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 December 1940, Page 8
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