30/07/2019
| Audience: All firefighters
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
The decision has been made to withdraw the fire safety message balloons that are currently available through online ordering. An unintended consequence of handing out these balloons to the public was that a number of them were discarded incorrectly and ended up polluting the marine environment.
29/07/2019
| Audience: All firefighters
| Status: For Information
| National
Note the policy and guidelines for International Wildfire Deployments.
12/07/2019
| Audience: All firefighters
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata,
Area 4 Auckland City,
Area 5 Counties-Manukau
RESPONSIBILITIES OF STAFF WITH PERSONAL ISSUE MASKS
Career:
Career personnel are to remove the standard issue mask (keeping it contained within mask bag) and ensure it is easily accessible on the appliance in a dry, known location for other personnel to use should it be needed.