23/05/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| National
St John and Wellington Free Ambulance have reviewed the priority of response and the response plan associated with their response determinantschanging from the existing five level system to a new seven level system.
17/05/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| National
This National Notice supersedes National Safety Notice number 029/2017. All hose tower winches in the country have been checked and found safe to use in conjunction with a Hose Tower Local Procedure.
04/05/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| National
This Notice confirms the details for payment of the 2018 Physical Competency Assessment (PCA) allowance for eligible staff. Payment is planned for 20 June 2018 for both fortnightly and monthly paid staff.
19/04/2018
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
The Operational Leadership Team has banned the use of Robinson Helicopters by Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
29/03/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
The project to remove the unapproved Class B foams has reached the stage of auditing urban appliances and stations to confirm that all ‘non-approved’ foams have been removed from service, labelled accordingly and removed to temporary storage.
27/03/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
When working at heights, a working at heights kit must be used.
16/03/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
ActionEnsure you only use approved Class B foam at incidents, and don’t use any Class B for training purposes. SummaryRecent media has extensively covered Class B foams containing PFOS and PFOA in NZ, and associated ground contamination.
14/03/2018
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
This instruction is a notice for all Operational personnel to complete the mandatory Command and Control training.
12/03/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
Instructions to send your Water Safety Helmets for testing by the manufacturer.
12/03/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
This notice details guidance for management of obese patients and requests from ambulance services for assistance to lift obese patients.