26/06/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| National
St John and Wellington Free Ambulance (WFA) have further reviewed the reprioritisation process since the previous national notice was published. This notice replaces National Notice 016/2018. The details of the national notice 16/2018 remain accurate, but now include an additional RED category associated with their response determinants.
25/06/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Ūpoko (previously Region 3)
| Area 15 Hutt-Wairarapa
The latest area update for Area 15 Hutt-Wairarapa, published 25 June 2018.
21/06/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
To all Auckland staff
Yesterday the Auckland Local of the NZPFU issued an instruction to their members that any appliance fitted with J rated GiTi brand tyres should be returned to the workshops for these to be replaced.
15/06/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
Next Week June 17- 23, is National Volunteer Week. National Volunteer Week celebrates the 1. 2 million Kiwis who volunteer in our communities every year. The theme for 2018 is Volunteers, The Heart of our Community.
14/06/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
Along with its salvage capability the Incident Support Vehicle (Balmoral 6117) has an array of ventilation fans that may be used at a wide range of incidents, for a variety of purposes, across the region. These may include but are not limited to:
Ventilation of large commercial structures.
14/06/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
Control of motorway on-ramp traffic signals
Traffic congestion on motorway on-ramps can cause a significant delay to appliances responding to incidents. Auckland’s Joint Transport Operations Centre(JTOC) utilise traffic signals to filter traffic onto the motorway system throughout the region. Control of those signals is managed in their operations centre.
13/06/2018
| Audience: All firefighters
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata,
Area 4 Auckland City,
Area 5 Counties-Manukau
Along with its salvage capability the Incident Support Vehicle (Balmoral 6117) has an array of ventilation fans that may be used at a wide range of incidents, for a variety of purposes, across the region. These may include but are not limited to;
Ventilation of large commercial structures.
13/06/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 4 Auckland City
The 9th of April 1984 saw Andy Lockyear start in the Titirangi Volunteer Fire Brigade. Andy turned his service into a career, commencing a recruits course in April 1987. Over 34 years later, Andy leaves New Zealand Fire Service, now Fire and Emergency New Zealand, retiring on 27th June.
11/06/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Ngā Tai ki te Puku (previously Region 2)
| Area 9 Central Lakes
For several years now, Graeme Hoole of the Putaruru Volunteer Fire Brigade has represented the volunteers of Central Lakes as their representative on the Area Safety and Wellbeing Committee. He has then also represented all volunteers as the UFBA representative on the Region 2 committee.