21/08/2020
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
Action
Remove any in-line valves used for airbags that are not fitted with a relief valve and return them to your Region Equipment Coordinator. Note that the new Sava relief/shut-off valves are fitted with a bleed valve that must be closed when the airbag is inflated.
10/08/2020
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
ActionCorrect procedure must be followed when returning contaminated garments to TotalCare for cleaning, repair or replacement. This National Safety Notice replaces National Notice 023/2016. Situation
The correct procedure when returning contaminated garments to TotalCare is detailed in the Uniform and PPE Equipment Manual N2 TM.
06/05/2019
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
As of immediate effect, Aluminium Trussed Rescue Ladders are only to be used as per the ‘instructions for immediate mitigation’ in this notice until further advised.
18/04/2019
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
A reminder for operational personnel to follow the correct procedure when cleaning BA masks and BA sets.
26/03/2019
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
Read this National Safety Notice so you will know how to keep yourself, your team, and your community safe when working around floodwaters.
20/12/2018
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
This notice has been amended on 29 January 2019. This is the updated version. If you have printed out the earlier notice, please replace with this copy.All operational personnel are advised to follow this information for fitting and wearing a P2 respiratory mask if responding to vegetation fires, if not already wearing an APR. This notice is in place until further notice.
05/04/2018
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Safety Notice
| Ngā Tai ki te Puku (previously Region 2)
Recently a meeting took place between Fire and Emergency New Zealand and Powerco. Powerco are responsible for the power distribution lines for much of Region 2. Also in attendance were representatives from NZ Police and St John Ambulance.
22/02/2018
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
Ex-leased structural PPE on sale
19/12/2017
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Safety Notice
| Ngā Tai ki te Puku (previously Region 2)
| Area 9 Central Lakes
Guidance for personnel using AED pads
03/10/2017
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
A decision has been made to check all rural fire supplied overalls and command vests, following previous National Notices.