01/05/2017
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Kei (previously Region 5)
Region 5 has an opportunity for two secondments to Assistant Area Manager roles which have been approved as additional FTE for up to two years. These secondment time periods could be flexible within the two year duration but will be to a maximum of 2 years only.
19/04/2017
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Ihu (previously Region 4)
Ashburton Wheels Week
19/04/2017
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Ihu (previously Region 4)
Join the Ashburton Fire Brigade and come to their Quiz Night, make a team and have your intelligence tested against some teams.
12/04/2017
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Geoff Purcell to the role of Area Manager in Counties Manukau Fire Area (Area 5). Geoff will take up his new position on the 1st of May 2017.
11/04/2017
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| National
CMC Rescue have issued an inspection notice for the MPD devices in our Level 2, Level 3 and USAR line rescue kits. They require all MPDs to be inspected before and after use for loose cover plate cap screws. Any devices found with loose screws should be removed from operational use and returned for servicing
06/04/2017
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
See Region 1 Newsletter for April 2017 attached.
06/04/2017
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| National
Only personnel who have completed a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approved operators (Wings) course, and are an approved and registered NZFS operator are permitted to operate RPASs on behalf of the NZFS.
05/04/2017
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| National
The introduction of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, and Subsequent Hazardous Substances (classes 1 to 5 controls) regulations 2001 make it mandatory for people conducting pyrotechnic displays to obtain written approval.