25/03/2021
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: For Information
| National
Fire and Emergency New Zealand will be transitioning from 1½ inch British standard pipe (BSP) thread forestry to Canadian quick connect (QC) couplings and adapters over the next five years
24/03/2021
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Directive
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 4 Auckland City
National Notice 006/2021 advises that in line with Defence Department instructions any of our staff entering MIQ facilities for any reason will have to provide FENZ ID on exiting the building.
24/03/2021
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
ActionCheck that you have the correct neck protector fitted to your helmet. Situation
We understand that some personnel may be using the lightweight wildland helmet neck protector on their structural firefighting helmet. The wildland helmet neck protector does not provide adequate thermal or physical protection in structural fires.
19/03/2021
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Directive
| National
First Responder personnel to check IV Infusion Sets and to remove from service affected batch numbers as required.
19/03/2021
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
Please find quarterly newsletter here. [PDF, 1. 8 MB]
17/03/2021
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
Action
Check your training facilities, fire station buildings and appliances (including relief trucks) for the portable Class B foam fire extinguishers. Remove them from service and notify your Region Equipment and Logistics Manager that you have found some, their location and their condition.
16/03/2021
| Audience: Career firefighters only
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata,
Area 4 Auckland City,
Area 5 Counties-Manukau
In recognition of Michael (Ringo) Harwood’s 50 years’ service with Fire and Emergency New Zealand, Auckland City Fire Area will be hosting the presentation of his Fifty Year Service Medal.
15/03/2021
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
Externally mounted CCTV cameras have been installed at Silverdale station.
12/03/2021
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 4 Auckland City
With the Government announcing today, that we are dropping back to COVID Alert Level 1, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your cooperation and patience, as we have moved in and out of different Levels and Bubbles.
12/03/2021
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
From midday Friday March 12th, Auckland moves from alert level 2 to join the rest of new Zealand at Alert level 1.