Station Officer Trevor Dent has been honoured with a gold star for his 25 years of service as a member of the Toko Fire Brigade.
Trevor has put out many fires and attended accidents. However he also teachers the younger generation messages about fire safety. He visits Eastern Taranaki Schools and other schools in Taranaki in Little Flick.
Flick is a little Morris Minor truck reborn as a small fire engine.
Trevor decided to turn the 1962 Morris 1000 into a miniature fire truck as a reward for the kids for learning about fire safety and to help get the fire safety messages across.
"It is satisfying teaching kids fire safety. If we can save a life it has all been worthwhile. I have had a passion for teaching kids fire safety for a long time. "