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Firefighter and fundraiser, Tony Scott, has been named in today's Queen's Birthday Honours. He has received the Queen's Service Medal for services to the New Zealand Fire Service and the community. A veteran firefighter, Tony has served in a number of volunteer brigades while, for the last 20 years, also employed on the emergency crew at Auckland International Airport. Tony's regarded as a mentor to other fire fighters, a dedicated fundraiser, and key driver of the Firefighter and Corporate Sky Tower Stair Challenges for the Leukaemia and Blood Cancer Foundation. These events have so far raised millions of dollars. He was also the founder of the annual 9/11 Firefighters' Memorial Stair Climb to remember firefighters who lost their lives while on duty. Mr Scott won the 2014 Pride of New Zealand Fundraiser of the Year award, and a 2014 Kiwibank Local Hero Award.
