A LAST CALL
In Christchurch yesterday Mr Drummond had probably his last opportunity to attend a fire call before retiring. His chance was unexpected, and came while he was addressing firemen on duty in the appliance room at the Central Fire Station. Earlier, he had inspected the brigade.
When the alarm sounded, the firemen, who had gathered from all the Christchurch stations except Harewood, forgot about the semiformal atmosphere and leapt into action. The call — a justifiable false alarm — was to the old “Star” building in Cathedral Square, where workers on the third floor detected a peculiar smell. The Christchurch Chief Fire Officer (Mr F. R. Hardy) invited Mr Drummond to accompany the divisional officer, Mr D. T. Stickings, to the call in the staff car. The alarm was not the first surprise Mr Drummond had during his short visit to Christchurch; the inspection was organised to surprise him. “If I had known that I had to inspect a parade of neatly dressed firemen, I would have myself worn a uniform,” he said.
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33106, 22 December 1972, Page 12
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