R1-036/2020: Area 3 Waitemata Area 4 Auckland City Area 5 Counties-Manukau - Russell Wilkinson Retirement
Russell Wilkinson Retirement function - 16 March 2020, 15:00
Russell Wilkinson Retirement function - 16 March 2020, 15:00
This notice is to provide advice to our fire fighters in Area’s 3, 4 & 5 of the critical fire conditions being experienced due to the ongoing drought in Auckland. Northland is worse off in that acute water shortages are also being experienced, in additional to very dry conditions.
I am pleased to announce Mel Johnson as the new Welfare Officer for Te Hiku region. Mel has worked for the Department of Corrections for the last twelve years and has held the position of Staff Welfare Coordinator for the Northern Region since 2013.
As per National Notice 005/2020(external link)
Please see below the time table for the PCA practice runs to be held at Takapuna station.
All firefighters are advised to use the following while cleaning their wildland helmets:
Remove all soft components from the helmet, i. e. neck protector, leather/merino sweat pads from the headband and nape strap.
This is an interim notice on wearing event-specific uniform items.
We are now accepting nominations for this year’s awards. Please read the attached nomination form and FAQ’s sheet which details the categories and criteria for nomination.
Due to the Extreme Wildfire Risk the decision has been made to make all VEG fires an automatic 2nd Alarm from 14 February 2020.
The Wildfire risk for Auckland and Northland continues to remain Extreme. The current and forecast Fire Danger far exceeds the Fire Danger levels experienced at the time of some of the previous larger fires we have had within the region and indeed nationally.
Career Firefighter Recruitment is taking applications NOW and the future is in your hands. Applications for the current National Recruitment Round close on March 3rd.