29/01/2021
| Audience: All firefighters
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 5 Counties-Manukau
Station Officer, Ewen McRae has completed over 47 years’ with NZ Fire Service and Fire and Emergency. We will be celebrating Ewen’s retirement with morning tea on Wednesday, 24 February 1100 hours at Papatoeotoe Fire Station.
28/01/2021
| Audience: All firefighters
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata,
Area 4 Auckland City,
Area 5 Counties-Manukau
The voluntary water restrictions implemented by Fire and Emergency are now lifted. Crews can return to using reticulated water for appliance cleaning, training and hose and equipment testing.
11/11/2020
| Audience: All firefighters
| Status: Directive
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
Testing of hose and waterway equipment is to be reinstated effective immediately.
27/10/2020
| Audience: All firefighters
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 4 Auckland City
Officer Meeting Dates:
All meetings will commence at times below at the cluster station.
23/10/2020
| Audience: All firefighters
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
With the sale of fireworks starting and Guy Fawkes night on Thursday 5 November, the incidence of fireworks-related fires is expected to increase.
07/10/2020
| Audience: All firefighters
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
Those staff who would like to be considered for movement to any station within Area 3 are to apply using the Internal Area Preference Form and note up to THREE station preferences.
16/09/2020
| Audience: All firefighters
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
Please note that for a transfer within the Area the station preference forms do not “ stay on file “ – if you want to be considered for a transfer within your Area you must submit a station preference form within the time frame stated in the Area notice about internal transfer opportunities.
09/09/2020
| Audience: All firefighters
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
SFF Phil Thomas will move to the reliever position on blue watch at Glen Eden.
02/09/2020
| Audience: All firefighters
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
With the uncertainty of COVID-19 Level 2 restrictions I have postponed the September forum and moved it to November
01/09/2020
| Audience: All firefighters
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
A reminder that any defective equipment sent to a repair agent (Prestige Diesel & Marine, Draeger, Forest Protection Services, PSL etc) should on all occasions have a defective equipment tag attached to it.