31/05/2019
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
Area Manager Murray Binning is on annual leave from Saturday 1 June 2019 and returns on Monday 15 July 2019. Assistant Area Manager John Booth will be the Acting Area Manager for the Waitemata Fire Area from Tuesday 4 June until Friday 28 June 2019.
28/05/2019
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
At all hazmat and structure fire calls including calls to private fire alarms, Level 2 PPE is to be worn by all members of the operational crew including the pump operator/driver. The Level 1 wildfire jacket is not appropriate PPE at hazmat, structure and PFA calls.
28/05/2019
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
Since arriving in the Waitemata Fire Area and visiting crews on station I have been concerned about our uniform dress standards. I have always believed that we should all have pride in our uniform and should always present to the public in the most positive way.
24/05/2019
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
This notice is to remind all Waitemata Fire Area personnel of Fire and Emergency's policy on the transportation of BA cylinders in vehicles.
21/05/2019
| Audience: All firefighters
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
High Performance CPR. What is it and how does it affect us
High Performance CPR is a revised way of performing resuscitation. It provides a standardised approach to roles, choreography and language between the services.
17/05/2019
| Audience: Career firefighters only
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
After 23 years’ service with the New Zealand Fire Service and Fire and Emergency, SFF Steve Tweed has made the decision to retire.
13/05/2019
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
This notice is a reminder to all personnel that should a Fire and Emergency vehicle have a breakdown or develop a defect, they are not to contact individual staff at Prestige Diesel and Marine directly.
08/05/2019
| Audience: Career firefighters only
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
Fire and Emergency New Zealand funds annual influenza vaccinations for all paid staff. Nurses contracted to Medpro Healthcare will provide this service as in previous years. Crews are invited to attend cluster stations on the dates and times below.
06/05/2019
| Audience: All firefighters
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
This notice is to follow up on 008/2019: New local operational planning procedures. Fire and Emergency New Zealand now has a responsibility to review Emergency Response Plans (ERP). Some stations may have already received an ERP to review.