This year’s rural fire challenge at Raincliff, inland South Canterbury, coincided with gale force winds across Canterbury and Otago. Some of the 120 rural firefighters scheduled to attend were too busy fighting the real thing. However there was still plenty of action across multiple disciplines, and F&ST was there to help.
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