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.
23/03/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Directive
| Te Ūpoko (previously Region 3)
| Area 14 Manawatu
This is a reminder that all operational staff must abide by Fire and Emergency New Zealand dress standards as set out in N2 TM Uniform and PPE Manual June 2017, and be read in conjunction with the Uniform and PPE policy.
21/03/2018
| Audience: Career firefighters only
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata,
Area 4 Auckland City
Firefighter Transfer applications sought Nationally for positions in
Region 1, Area 4, Auckland City Fire Area
Region 1, Area 3, Waitemata (including Yellow Watch)
Apply on the Firefighter Application for Transfer From [DOTX, 105 KB]
and email application to ACFA_Personnel@fireandemergency. nz.
20/03/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
Applications are also invited from existing North-West Auckland Fire District Officers for the following vacancy.
20/03/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
Physical Competency Assessment
The physical competency assessment is due again in 2018 for all career operational personnel. Please find attached two schedules for all career operational personnel in the Waitemata Fire Area. The first schedule is for the practice days, and the second schedule is the actual PCA days.
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.
15/03/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Ngā Tai ki te Puku (previously Region 2)
As in other years, free flu vaccines will be available for all employees from early April 2018.
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.