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Firefighting kiwi savers
Posted by savethekiwi
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 at 9:44 am

When they’re not saving the world’s rarest kiwi, the Franz Josef team are out honing their skills to protect us common Kiwis.

Rural firefighting is a large, but often forgotten, role undertaken by the Department of Conservation and many of the rowi rangers are also trained firefighters.  Four of the team took part in a crucial fire exercise last week – the 2009 Firefighter Challenge where 33 crews from 10 different fire authorities competed to fine-tune their skills in preparation for summer.  The Franz team came in third place – proving that rowi will be well-protected in the case of fire.  To see the fire crews in action and find out about the challenge click here

The Franz Josef team completes the rafting event as part of the 2009 Firefighter Challenge

The Franz Josef team completes the rafting event as part of the 2009 Firefighter Challenge

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One Response to “Firefighting kiwi savers”

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