28/01/2020
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
ActionEnsure you read this information for guidance when responding to incidents that may involve contact with Coronavirus (2019 n-COV). Situation
Personnel will be aware of reports about an outbreak of novel Coronavirus (2019 n-COV) in the Hubei province of China.
16/12/2019
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
Minute silence at 14:11hrs today for victims of Whakaari White Island eruption.
31/10/2019
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
Report all firework-related fires to ComCen and enter advice/education activity in SMS. Identify sales locations of fireworks to help keep firefighters safe and educate retailers.
24/10/2019
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
Read and make sure you are familiar with the Comcen Operation Plan
18/10/2019
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
OICs - Please print and display the attached Provisional Improvement Notice in a prominent place in your station. All – Please read the Provisional Improvement Notice
08/10/2019
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
All personnel are to follow the revised procedure in the link below when pressure testing hose.
30/08/2019
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
Action
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.
20/08/2019
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
Instructions for what to do during an outage to the paging system next week.
02/08/2019
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
Action
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.
26/07/2019
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
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).