030/2019: Update – Pressure testing of hose
All personnel are to follow the revised procedure in the link below when pressure testing hose.
All personnel are to follow the revised procedure in the link below when pressure testing hose.
Ensure all personnel take care when operating appliance bay doors.
Fire and Emergency ID cards are not compulsory for volunteer firefighters, but all volunteers are eligible and can obtain an ID Card to show they are part of Fire and Emergency.
ActionCommunicate this notice to all personnel. SituationFire and Emergency has trailers with two different size of couplings – 1 7/8” and 50mm. It is essential that the tow ball on the towing vehicle is the same size as the coupling on each trailer being towed.
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Note that the NZTA Variation to driving hours has been renewed for another year. All ComCens and fire stations where career firefighters are based must print out a copy of the variation and produce it on demand if requested by an inspector.
Instructions for what to do during an outage to the paging system next week.
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Check to ensure no ‘non-approved’ Class B foam remains on our sites. Do not accept donations of foams or any other firefighting chemicals under any circumstances. Be aware that this foam will be removed from sites and disposed of between 5 August and 31 October 2019.
Note the policy and guidelines for International Wildfire Deployments.
Action Ensure you read the IS4 SOPb Energy storage systems procedure which describes the steps to follow when dealing with a fire or physical damage to energy storage systems (ESS) (modern storage batteries usually with a Lithium or nickel base).
For InformationNote that Bruce Stubbs Region Manager Te Ūpoko will be on annual leave from 22 July - 26 August (inclusive). While Bruce is away, Rachael Thorp (Principal Advisor Integration & National Operations) will be Acting Region Manager for Te Ūpoko.