16/11/2020
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
ActionAuckland based personnel:
From 11. 59pm on Wednesday 18 November 2020 all Auckland-based personnel must wear face coverings when using public transport. This includes public transport services that originate, end or pass through the Auckland region. Rest of country:
From 11.
16/11/2020
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
Action
Please ensure all existing K Code sheets in appliances and vehicles are replaced effective immediately. Note that Areas and Districts will provide laminated K Code sheets. Situation
K Codes are used to provide brevity to radio messaging rather than verbose explanations.
13/11/2020
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
ActionAll Auckland-based personnel are strongly encouraged to wear face coverings when using public transport. All personnel are to continue following the SDPPP for Alert Level 1. Situation
The Government has announced that there will be no change in COVID-19 Alert Levels today. New Zealand remains at Alert Level 1.
11/11/2020
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
Action
ComCen personnel to stop COVID questioning under Alert Level 1. Crews must continue COVID-19 questioning protocols to assess risk at incidents under all alert levels. Note changes made to SDPPP 2. 3 to reflect COVID questioning during regional or national alert levels 2 to 4.
06/11/2020
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
ActionPlease read this update on the disposal of any old, non-approved drums of Class B foam and used Class B foam containers. Note that Class B old, non-approved Foam is identifiable as it will be dated pre-2006.
28/10/2020
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
ActionAll old-style medical oxygen cylinders 180A – (see the second image below with a red cross next to it) are to be removed from service and returned to BOC Gas and Gear sites or approved agencies.
23/10/2020
| Audience: All firefighters
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
With the sale of fireworks starting and Guy Fawkes night on Thursday 5 November, the incidence of fireworks-related fires is expected to increase.
05/10/2020
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
Action Auckland based personnel:
From 11:59 pm on Wednesday 7 October 2020 follow the Service Delivery Preventative Protection Protocols (SDPPP) for Alert Level 1. Please ensure all personnel are aware of the changes to the SDPPP for each Alert Level.
21/09/2020
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
The Government has announced that Auckland will move to Alert Level 2 from 11.59pm on Wednesday 23 September 2020.
11/09/2020
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: For Information
| National
ActionPlease note that there has been a change to the location of the Hose testing procedure. Please note that the procedure itself, which is an interim procedure agreed to by management and the unions and associations, has not changed.