033/2019: Notice of paging systems shutdown
Read and make sure you are familiar with the Comcen Operation Plan
Read and make sure you are familiar with the Comcen Operation Plan
Continue to make sure cleansing wipes are on all trucks for personal decontamination on the incident ground.
OICs - Please print and display the attached Provisional Improvement Notice in a prominent place in your station. All – Please read the Provisional Improvement Notice
All personnel are to follow the revised procedure in the link below when pressure testing hose.
Ensure all personnel take care when operating appliance bay doors.
Fire and Emergency ID cards are not compulsory for volunteer firefighters, but all volunteers are eligible and can obtain an ID Card to show they are part of Fire and Emergency.
ActionCommunicate this notice to all personnel. SituationFire and Emergency has trailers with two different size of couplings – 1 7/8” and 50mm. It is essential that the tow ball on the towing vehicle is the same size as the coupling on each trailer being towed.
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.
Instructions for what to do during an outage to the paging system next week.
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.