While the drought in Te Hiku region continues, the recent scattered rainfall has allowed us to remove the second alarm response. The Fire Fuel moisture content (FFMC) has lowered so fire ignition should be less and slower in speed. However, it is still a Prohibited Fire Season.
Expressions of Interest from Career staff across areas 3,4 & 5 of Region Te Hiku to fill the vacant seconded position in Fire Risk Management.
Applications are sought from suitably qualified personnel for a 12-month firefighter(s) secondment opportunity based at Whangarei Fire Station (Area 2 Te Hiku) starting in March 2020.
Due to operational requirements preference will be given to firefighters who are able to demonstrate that they:
are Grade 1 driver qualified.
RESCHEDULE - PCA NEW DATES
As per National Notice 005/2020(external link)
Please see the time table (below) for the PCA practice runs to be held at Papatoetoe Fire Station. All Officers are to liaise with their SSO as some days may need changing to accommodate other training.
Russell Wilkinson Retirement function - 16 March 2020, 15:00
This notice is to provide advice to our fire fighters in Area’s 3, 4 & 5 of the critical fire conditions being experienced due to the ongoing drought in Auckland. Northland is worse off in that acute water shortages are also being experienced, in additional to very dry conditions.
I am pleased to announce Mel Johnson as the new Welfare Officer for Te Hiku region. Mel has worked for the Department of Corrections for the last twelve years and has held the position of Staff Welfare Coordinator for the Northern Region since 2013.
As per National Notice 005/2020(external link)
Please see below the time table for the PCA practice runs to be held at Takapuna station.
All firefighters are advised to use the following while cleaning their wildland helmets:
Remove all soft components from the helmet, i. e. neck protector, leather/merino sweat pads from the headband and nape strap.
The Wildfire risk for Auckland and Northland continues to remain Extreme. The current and forecast Fire Danger far exceeds the Fire Danger levels experienced at the time of some of the previous larger fires we have had within the region and indeed nationally.
