The Union and Members express their sympathy and support for the two injured Firefighters – Sam Julian and Graham Hill, injured last week in Taranaki.
Graham Hill is receiving treatment in Hamilton and Sam Julian has been discharged from hospital.
The Union is represented on the Level 2 Accident Investigation and member Daryl Trim is coordinating support for Graham while he is in Hamilton Hospital.
Messages of support can be forwarded to Daryl at Daryl.trim@fire.org.nz.
Members will no doubt be aware of Wednesday's major fire in a scrapyard in Papakura. Whilst the cause of this fire is still under investigation what is known is that the impacts of it were widespread right across Auckland.
We have been told that staff wanting to do Return to Work Duties will have to do them at District HQ and they do not intend to reimburse your travel costs, “you are getting an enhanced pay and you can fund your own travel”. We have since got an agreement that the travel distance reimbursement will be paid for travel to District HQ.
Following a devastating house fire in Milldale north of Auckland yesterday the Local has written to the Acting National Commander formally asking for Fire and Emergency to undertake an operational review.