Esitone Pauga is the Operations Capability Manager in FENZ and is currently the highest ranking Pacific Island officer in the organisation.
He says his new position allows him to be a Pacific Island role model and push to attract more Pacific people to the job.
"It's always good to go as high as you can and get into those ranks where key decisions are made," he says.
Pauga says Pacific fire-fighters contribute more than just physical strength to the job.
