For 10 years
For ten years, Gerard has combined his full-time job with his volunteer work at the fire department. As a commander, he leads the crew. As soon as the sailor and helmsman set foot ashore, he is on call for an incident. Whether it is rescuing a life or extinguishing a (small) fire. "If something is going on, my pager goes off and I receive an alarm on my phone," Gerard explains. And then he goes to the station in his hometown of Hollum as quickly as he can.