exchange to NZ

Anyone interested in doing a firefighter exchange to little old NZ thats right the country at the other end of the world ? I am very interested in doing an exchange to pretty much any where in the northern hemisphere and would consider any offer ,

Rod

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Permalink Reply by Rod Irvine on February 8, 2011 at 7:07pm

good question , basically you swap houses with the exchangie so there is very low accomodation costs which would be the biggest cost , depending on your department like here in nz you still get paid by them , it is designed so that all parties pretty much swap their lives and houses and such to experience a different departments firefighting styles and life . im just starting to get really into this so am finding things out as i get more info on my end , thanks for the question

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Permalink Reply by Nenad on February 12, 2011 at 6:06pm

Try to ask country fire agencies, because most firefighters in Europe are a part of some state agencies. For paid firefighters it is a bureaucratic hell if they want to organize something by their own. With volunteers things are a litlle bit easier.
Things are not easy as they seem, there's a lot of paperwork ,calling, visas, insurance etc.
If you find some organization to give you a backup it would be much easier for you!
I wish you the best!