Northland news in brief: Volunteer firefighters compete; and watch out for kids back to school
1 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Daniel Milne (pictured) and Neil Matheson will defend their Northland regional water way title at Broadwood on Saturday. Photo / supplied
Northern Advocate
Volunteer firefighters do more than respond to emergencies in their communities. They also compete in a variety of regional and national competitions, and some of the most skilled in Northland will be at Broadwood on Saturday to show just what they can do with water under pressure. Competitions include driving, a combat challenge, road crash rescues and the water way competition, involving the delivery of water to where it is needed. Kohukohu firefighter Neil Matheson is the current national driving competition champion, while he and Daniel Milne, from Rāwene, hold the Northland regional water way title, which they will defend when the Kohukohu Volunteer Fire Brigade hosts the Northland Fire