Dargaville volunteer firefighters battling the heat have used a bit of Kiwi ingenuity.
After feeling the heat tackling a suspicious blaze, the crews were also hit by sizzling temperatures as they cleaned their gear.
The solution to the sizzling temperatures was simple - make a swimming pool, firefighters style. Portable dams were filled to the brim and offered some respite.
![After: firefighters Jarryd Booth (left) and Hauraki Himiona cool off in their portable swimming pool, normally used as a portable dam on fire jobs.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BDGRKM2N34DXJ3M77CMELZIYSE.jpg?auth=f37a3bbfc210f8161227cbceccb52e9aa1d25cf4cbd3589e96b345f2689b8c53&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)
Deputy chief fire officer Michael Ross said crews were called to a suspicious blaze in scrub and sand dunes at Pouto, only 1km from the historic lighthouse on Pouto Pt, about 3pm on Saturday.