30/11/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
Retirement of Area Commander Denis O’Donoghue
It is with sadness that I announce the resignation of Denis O’Donoghue Area Manager of Waitemata Fire Area (Area 3) from Fire and Emergency NZ.
28/11/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Ūpoko (previously Region 3)
| Area 16 Wellington
The leased water tanker stationed at Kilbirnie is going out of service as at 0800 hours on 29th November 2018. Area Management thanks those who have maintained the operational readiness of this vehicle for the period it has been here.
28/11/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 4 Auckland City
Auckland City Fire Area Annual Christmas Party
19/11/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
I have the following position available:
Station
Watch
Position
Minimum Qualification
Te Atatu
Blue
Qualified
Firefighter
Applications should be on the "Firefighter Application For Transfer" form and should be to AAM Thornton before 1700 Friday 30th November 2018.
19/11/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
The National Recruitment Team (NRT) would like to advise staff who may have friends or family interested in joining Fire and Emergency New Zealand, of a practice day on Saturday 1st December 2018 at Mt Wellington Training Centre.
16/11/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
We are pleased to announce Boyd Raines as the new Safety, Health & Wellbeing Coordinator for Region 1. Boyd has been an operational firefighter since 1984. He has been involved with writing policy and procedures in the Safety, Health & Wellbeing space.
15/11/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata,
Area 4 Auckland City,
Area 5 Counties-Manukau
Angus 464 Ladder Capability
Auckland’s Angus 464, 4 person ladder, capability is no longer. Our last “464” has been withdrawn from service at St Heliers station and may soon be enjoying retirement with the historical society.
All Area 4 Notices can be found at P:\AucklandCity\Common\District Notices\2018
12/11/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
See Region 1 Newsletter for November 2018 here.
12/11/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Directive
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
Attention: All Officers
As a Region we are working very hard to reduce the number of unwanted alarms that we respond to.
09/11/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
The 2nd Quarter watch audits are due now. The Audit will be carried out at the Area Office Takapuna Fire Station. Part of the Audit will be looking at a combination of Basic Drills from Donning and Starting, Hose Drills and Pump Operation through to Incident Command Functions.