The Brigade is very proud and pleased that Senior Station Officer Bernard Kingsbury was awarded the Queens Service Medal in the New Year's Honours list. Bernard has been a member of the Brigade for 47 years and continues to be an active front-line firefighter. Bernard's award was for services to the New Zealand Fire Service. Congratulations Bernard!
The Firefighter Combat Challenge is a sports event that really tests the fitness, strength and stamina of the competitors. A team of four Cust Brigade firefighters regulary compete in local, national and international events. The Cust Brigade is doing its bit to promote this unique sport through the "Ready On Blue" pages hosted on this website, have a look at the pages under FCC in the menu.