Inner Wheel South Wairarapa

By Maureen Mortensen

Hi everyone

November already, how the year has flown.

Last month’s Members Dinner Meeting at the Offering  we had an interesting guest speaker.Dave Stephenson a Sales Consultant from Greytown who is also a volunteer Fireman.

Dave gave a very interesting talk about being a volunteer fireman. 85% of New Zealand’s firefighters are volunteers.

In the Wairarapa there are 13 Brigades, five of which are Urban and eight are Rural. They are all staffed by volunteers with one exception. That is Masterton which is career and volunteers.

The volunteers respond to an array of non-fire incidents, including medical events, car accidents, hazardous material emergencies,severe weather episodes and a range of rescues.

Dave said it is all about the communities and serving our people.

Dave was an interesting and informative speaker. We thank our many Fire volunteers for their superb work in protecting our communities.

New members very welcome you are welcome to come along to ourmonthly dinner nights at the Offering from 6pm. For further information ph. 0226533510