04/04/2017
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
Action
Volunteer Support Officers, hose and waterway maintenance personnel, and career operational officers to identify all thin-walled couplings and immediately remove from service in accordance with the priority outlined. Area Managers to ensure all thin-walled couplings are identified, removed from service, and disabled so they cannot be used again.
03/04/2017
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
Firequip hosereel tubing is NOT to be used for internal firefighting until further notice.
10/03/2017
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
| Area 1 Muri Whenua
I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Wipari Henwood to the role of Area Manager in Area 1 (Muri Whenua). Read all of notice.
10/03/2017
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: For Information
| Ngā Tai ki te Puku (previously Region 2)
ActionAll Fire Service operational personnel should be familiar with the contents of this notice and the instructions it contains. SummaryAdvisory notice for personnel considering running a live fire training event.
03/03/2017
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| National
MedXus advisory notice for LIFEPAK 1000 defibrillators.
21/02/2017
| Audience: Career firefighters only
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
The 2 yearly first aid refreshers for all operational personnel from Areas 3, 4 and 5 will start on the 22nd of May. The first aid refreshers will be held at the Counties Manukau Fire Area Headquarters, the Region 1 Training Centre and the Waitemata Fire Area Headquarters.
21/02/2017
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Ihu (previously Region 4)
Join in the Rendezvous Tower Challenge on Saturday 8 April 2017.
16/02/2017
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
It is with mixed emotions that I announce the retirement of Larry Cocker, Area Manager of Counties Manukau Fire Area. Larry’s last day with the NZ Fire Service will be the 30th June 2017 and on this date he will have contributed 45 years and 9 days of service.
14/02/2017
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: For Information
| Te Hiku (previously Region 1)
Check out this month's Region 1 Newsletter.
14/02/2017
| Audience: All Personnel
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
The H4-1 SOP improvised explosive devices procedure has been amended and the latest version is on the Portal.