Fire truck's delay came close to costing lives

Posted 28 May '22 under Breaking News

This is what can happen when fire trucks are offline due to FENZ failing to employ enough career firefighters.

Today the Parnell fire truck was offline due to FENZ not employing enough career firefighters. Two residents in a Parnell apartment building went to hospital by ambulance to be treated for burns after a fire broke out in the garage. The Parnell fire truck was off line due to lack of career firefighters. The Parnell aerial appliance was staffed and attended but the aerial does not carry water and only has two firefighters. Auckland City was the first fire truck with a crew and water on the scene and arrived to a well involved fire. Any further delays could have resulted in a disaster.

FENZ’s own promotional videos state fire doubles every minute. Career fire stations are strategically located to get to their response area in time to be able to contain the fire and perform rescue. FENZ is rolling the dice on community safety when stations close or trucks are offline due to FENZ’s failure to employ enough career firefighters.

Christchurch Local Committee Officials

Yesterday

Nominations are hereby called from Union Members for Local Committee positions as below.

ELECTRONIC BALLOT FOR TAURANGA AND KAWERAU MEMBERS ONLY

11 Sep

In 2007 the NZPFU and NZFS signed the attached Tauranga Kawerau Amalgamation document grandparenting conditions for those employed in the district and setting out transfers and travel terms and conditions.

In recent years the Tauranga and Kawerau Locals have been meeting with FENZ management to resolve matters affected by the 2007 agreement and the attached 2025 document has been drafted as a result.

TIMARU LOCAL SECRETARY DECLARATION AND CALLING FOR TIMARU LOCAL PRESIDENT NOMINATIONS

10 Sep

At the close of the notified nominations period one nomination for the position of Timaru Local Secretary has been received.

I therefore declare Jeremy Gaskin as Timaru Local Secretary.

As a result there is the Timaru Local President position is now vacant.

Nominations are now called for the position of Timaru Local President.