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Kōrero: Fires and fire services

Rescuing a horse

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Rescuing a horse

Aside from fighting fires, brigades carry out rescues and assist at emergencies. In 2006 these Invercargill firemen rescued Sandstorm, a 33-year-old horse, from a ditch with the help of ropes and a digger. Sandstorm was firmly caught in a bog and was very cold because of the water flowing through the ditch.

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New Zealand Fire Service

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Nancy Swarbrick, Fires and fire services – Modern fire services, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/21881/rescuing-a-horse (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick, i tāngia i te 10 March 2010.