The day was a great success with over 54 rural firefighters participating in the event, he said.
At the end of the exercise 42 firefighters had achieved at least one unit standard towards their qualification, with in excess of 142 unit standards completed on the day.
The rural firefighters came from all parts of Wairarapa, including the communities of Castlepoint, Riversdale, Tinui, Wainuioru, Mauriceville, Tora, Lake Ferry and Ngawi where WRFD has Volunteer Rural Fire Forces. WRFD staff were assisted on the day by personnel from Wairoa RFA, Wellington RFA and both the Masterton and Carterton district councils.