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.
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.
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.
05/03/2021
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
ActionAuckland based personnel:
From 6. 00am Sunday 7 March 2021 follow the Service Delivery Preventative Protection Protocols (SDPPP) for Alert Level 2. Ensure that all operational personnel continue to undertake COVID questioning at incidents in order to assess risk and wear the correct COVID PPE.