FIRE-FIGHTING
CONSCRIPTED MEN TO BB TRAINED
BRIGADES TO BE PUT ON WAR BASIS (.MESS ASSOCIATION TijLEGBAM.} WELLINGTON, December 13. A statement that the War Cabinet has decided to put the fire brigades of Ne'V Zealand on a war footing and that th* intention was to draft certain men training as auxiliary firemen in lieu■ “ territorial service, was made by i* l ® chairman of the Wellington Fire Boar
(Mr S. S. Dean). inll ij Mr Dean said that these men won be required to attend training tnre nights a week and at week-ends, that they would be paid on the has of territorial rates. „ , on( i Mr Dean was addressing officers® men at the central fire station bow attending a meeting of the board, extending Christmas wishes he , ferred to the value and importance. the men’s work which had been w exemplified by what had been acm e , by the firemen in England smc ® tn f bombing raids began.. In the even any raids, the fire-fighting servi ’ would be im the front line, even be lo the Army.
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Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23203, 14 December 1940, Page 10
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