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This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 13 February 1958, page 4: "These five young men are part of the emergency crew of the New Zealand Forest Service who if a major outbreak occurs can be sent as far as Taumarunui in the north, Mokau on the West Coast, and Napier on the East Coast to subdue the blaze. Yesterday these men were given instruction in the use of fire-fighting apparatus at the Hokowhitu Lagoon by the forest ranger (Mr. D.B. Seagar). They are, from left to right, the ranger, Messrs. R. Coupe, N. Scott, G. Page and B. Gill."