Hutt Wairarapa Operational Support officially recognised employers of members at a presentation at Rimutaka station on 10 December 2011

The Employer Recognition Scheme acknowledges and thanks employers of volunteer Fire Service Personnel who might have to leave their work to turn out and self-employed members for whom work would stop altogether. Participating employers are offered benefits such as having their brand displayed on fire service vehicles as a public acknowledgement of their support and the use of the Fire Service Employer Programme in their own advertising.

Participating employers and representatives of Hutt Valley Fire Support members were presented with certificates which can also be displayed in a prominent area of the workplace for public and colleagues to view.

Companies, employers or businesses recognised include:

• Gen-i
• Kiwi Rail Passenger
• Linfox Logistics Ltd
• NZ Wireless
• Safeworx Wellington Ltd
• Total Telecommunications Ltd

HVFS members with their employers and co-owners of businesses with RIMU 4928 displaying the newly unveiled employer recognition decals

Images courtesy of QFF Bruce Key