13/03/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 3 Waitemata
Working Safely Around Water Kits and Helmets Update
Action
Send your Water Safety helmets to your Area Office for testing - Tag all helmets with a defect label with Station name before sending.
13/03/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 2 Whangarei-Kaipara
Last year due to an identified workplace hazard all waterway equipment was inspected to ensure that those remaining in use did not have thin wall couplings (TWC). Those couplings found to be thin walled were collected and destroyed.
12/03/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
Instructions to send your Water Safety Helmets for testing by the manufacturer.
12/03/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
This notice details guidance for management of obese patients and requests from ambulance services for assistance to lift obese patients.
12/03/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Ngā Tai ki te Puku (previously Region 2)
| Area 9 Central Lakes
Details of proposal to divide up Central Lakes into three sectors designed to enhance the focus and service to both our volunteer and career staff.Click on the two links below for more information.
09/03/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
Water Safety Kits are not to be used until the helmets have been checked by Pacific Helmets.
08/03/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 5 Counties-Manukau
Notice is given under section 56(1)(b) of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017 that a change of fire season is declared from 8am, Monday 12 March 2018 in the following area(s) until revoked or amended by Fire and Emergency New Zealand:
Auckland Rural Mainland is…
08/03/2018
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
It is with sadness that the Counties Manukau Fire Area advise of the passing of ex-Chief Fire Officer and current Operational Support member Ronald (Ron) Leonard of the Waiheke Volunteer Fire Brigade.
07/03/2018
| Audience: Volunteer personnel only
| Status: For Information
| Ngā Tai ki te Puku (previously Region 2)
| Area 9 Central Lakes
Background
To ensure there is a clear process and area support for appointment of officer ranks across all volunteer brigades. Instruction
All volunteer officer appointments (SO, SSO, DCFO, CFO) must be approved by the Area Commander Jeff Maunder.
07/03/2018
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Directive
| Ngā Tai ki te Puku (previously Region 2)
| Area 9 Central Lakes
Background
During the last two years as an Area we have been making changes across the Area in relation to “Raising the Bar”.