Bernie Rush. Photo/file
Whanganui's fire chief Bernie Rush is leaving at the end of the month.
Mr Rush, who held the Whanganui Fire Brigade area commander position from 1998 to 2001, then again from 2012 to now, will be starting his new position as Taranaki area commander on August 29.
"It's going to
be hard, I love this place," he said.
He had already planned to retire at the end of the year, but as the Taranaki area commander was seconded to Wellington, Mr Rush agreed to take over the New Plymouth position for three months.
Upon retirement, he will move to the US, where his wife has been living and receiving medical treatment for several years now.
