12/07/2019
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
Action Check all abrasive cutting/grinding discs in service or in storage and replace if past their expiry date or showing signs of damage. The expiry date is marked on the wheel and often stamped in the metal centre. It can be presented in the following way:
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11/07/2019
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
ActionNote that St John have issued a Safety Alert to their staff as they have had several reports of personnel who are performing CPR receiving electric shocks during defibrillation for cardiac arrest. No one has been injured.
01/07/2019
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| National
ActionNote that the list of senior officer positions in Interim Command and Control Policy and the National Commanders Group has been amended. SituationFrom 1 July 2019, the Service Delivery Leadership Team (SDLT) is established, replacing the Operational Leadership Team (OLT).
25/06/2019
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
Instructions for what to do during an outage to the paging system this weekend.
19/06/2019
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
ActionAll personnel are to follow the instructions below when pressure testing hose. SituationThis notice is an update to notice 013/2019. Last month, a hose burst while it was being pressure tested resulting in a firefighter sustaining a serious injury.
10/06/2019
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
ActionArea Management are to ensure that all stations with Water Dragon Ejector pumps check that the female coupling securing pin (shown in the picture below) is in place and undamaged and that the female coupling is in good working condition.
10/06/2019
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: For Information
| National
ActionNote that training for High Performance CPR will be rolled out over the coming months. SituationFire and Emergency, along with our colleagues from St John and Wellington Free Ambulance, will be adopting a new High Performance CPR model to help to improve survival rates in cardiac arrest patients.
31/05/2019
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
Pressure testing of all hoses is to stop immediately until further notice.
24/05/2019
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
An update to our response to increased wear being found on some Aluminium Trussed Rescue Ladders.
14/05/2019
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: For Information
| National
This notice confirms the details for payment of the 2019 Physical Competency Assessment (PCA) payment for eligible staff.