Fire brigade assist with pool repair

With the school swimming pool needing repair, Lake Rotoiti School headmaster and volunteer firefighter Mike Allen called the fire brigade.

In about three hours, the fire crew emptied the pool late last month.

The pool was then repaired before the crew returned, refilling it in about half that time.

“Thanks to the brigade, it took just a couple of days to empty, repair and refill the pool,” Mike says.

“Clearing the water will take longer but we’re nearly ready for swimming weather.”

For Wattie Mortimer, the Lake Rotoiti Volunteer Fire Brigade chief fire officer and his team, the exercise was a great opportunity for a training exercise.

“With no reticulated water in the village, the school swimming pool is one place we can be sure of water in the middle of a dry summer when fire risk will increase in our area.”