Himatangi Fire Brigade Siren To Signal 50th Anniversary Celebration

November 8, 2006 When Himatangi's fire siren sounds at 11am on Saturday, it will be calling firefighters not to a fire but to a party. The occasion is the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Himatangi Volunteer Fire Brigade that today doubles as the first- response ambulance unit for the area. Former members of the brigade are expected from as far south as Dunedin and as far north as Whangarei, said fire chief Wayne Dear yesterday. "Some have retired, but others have joined brigades elsewhere, ...