Members of Parliament at NTC as Firefighters for a day

Posted 3 Nov '19 under National

Fire Ops 101 is again underway at NTC with Members of Parliament at NTC getting first hand experience the life of a Firefighter. In a lecture room for a safety briefing is the “before” photo.

Pictured (top) are National MP Maureen Pugh, ACT MP David Seymour, Labour MP Marja Lubeck, National MP Chris Penk, National MP Tim van de Molen and Labour Member of Parliament Kieran McAnulty.

Great to spent the day at the National Training Centre Rotorua yesterday, getting first hand experience of the life of a firefighter and the amazing work they do every day to keep us safe.@NZPFU pic.twitter.com/MVJOeIqgMp
— Marja Lubeck (@MarjaLubeck) November 4, 2019

Learning what our fire fighter training involves. It’s gruelling, and gave me an even higher respect for the work they do. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/jS3iAiFXes
— Maureen Pugh (@MaureenPughNat) November 4, 2019

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