Ray Brown
Ray Brown, Chief Fire Officer of the Hastings Fire District, received the Queen’s Service Medal on 4 April 2008. Mr Brown, of Havelock North, pictured after the ceremony with the Governor-General and Mrs Susan Satyanand and friends and family, has been a firefighter in the Hawke’s Bay for more than 30 years and has contributed to the regional management team co-ordinating equipment and fleet strategies. Several other firefighters also received the QSM including William Cranson, Officer in Charge of the Paraparaumu Fire Police, Ron Leonard, Chief Fire Officer, Waiheke Island, and Brian Schimanski, Chief Fire Officer, Timaru.