American Samoan Firefighter Tai (Tenei) Fonoigafo injured in the line of duty

On May 3rd 2020 four American Samoan Firefighters were involved in a fire truck rollover, two of which were killed. Tenei Fonoigafo suffered spinal injuries and was flown to New Zealand from American Samoa to receive medical care. He is currently in a spinal unit in Christchurch, stuck in New Zealand with very little family or belongings. As a part of this year's September 11th Memorial Event in which fallen New York and Kiwi firefighters are remembered we have taken the opportunity to help a fellow Brother who's miles away from his home and family. We're asking that the greater New Zealand firefighter family donate a few dollars to help keep him in touch with home, we are also looking at flying his partner to NZ once she is able due to Covid . At this stage, we're unsure how long Tenei's recovery will take and we'll try and keep you updated. Local Firefighters are dropping in to catch up and support him.