Taking control of the road

July /August 2006 – Issue No. 21
The New Zealand Fire Service Magazine
Taking control
of the road
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Editor: Iain Butler
Front cover: A scene from the Take Control
video re-enacting a car crash.
Story on page 6.
Picture: John Cowpland
Back cover: Can you spot the firefighter?
The latest ad in the home sprinkler
campaign.
Picture: Saatchi & Saatchi
Training Wet, cool, dirty and greasy: sounds like fun...........................3
Tunnel vision.............................................................................................3
Trucks The south pumped up about new tenders............................4
Road crash special
Cruise control..........................................................................................6
Flying the flag..........................................................................................8
A crash course in land transport.gencies....................8
“No butter” to stop Coasters being toast..............................9
Fatal attraction continues.............................................................10
Don’t go towards the light !..........................................................10
Down to the wire...............................................................................11
Sorry, we’re closed.............................................................................12
The rain, the rain has overflowed the drain........................13
Events Open for business..............................................................................14
Johnny on the spot............................................................................16
The home show must go on........................................................16
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Awards Birthday presents...............................................................................17
Survey Caught in the FireNet.....................................................................18
Obituaries Alexander (Peter) Tinnock
John David “Bubble” Carter..........................................................20
Fire safety Wise councils – sprinkler ideas part 2.................................21
Feeling the burn..................................................................................21
Fun & Games Forging friendships............................................................................22
Scottie’s corner The snowman scarecrow...............................................................24
Gazette Notices............................................................................................26–30
Appointments......................................................................................31
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Training
Wet, cool, dirty and greasy:
sounds like fun
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provided the cold and wet side of it and ship fire
fighting followed in the static mock-up.
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ship without anyone drown
ing.
One scene was wet and cool and the other was greasy,
dirty and warm.
SO Brendon Wood complete with
thermal imaging
camera, preparing to enter the fire
with crew.
Both flammable liquid and solid fuel type fires formed the
scenarios that met crews entering the hot fire section.
This after working under vastly different conditions in
the team building “damage control” side of the day.
The moving mock-up simulated a sinking, shrapneldamaged ship. Nobody seemed to complain though:
rather the reverse. We came away with the same number
of staff as arrived and that is always an advantage.
Tunnel vision
Wellington firefighters saw a bit of light and
a lot of tunnel as part of a training exercise
in June.
The exercise simulated a fire in Mt Victoria
Tunnel, the 75-year-old link between the
city and the eastern suburbs.
Firefighters poured smoke into the tunnel to
test the fire detection systems.
While these worked, firefighters found the
communication systems struggled in the
concrete depths of the tunnel.
Mt Victoria Tunnel carries the bulk of
airport to city traffic and, with only one lane
each way, is susceptible to logistical
headaches in the event of an emergency.
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Pictures: courtesy of FF Morris
July/August 2006
Trucks
The south pumped up
about new tenders
Four new trucks were delivered to South Island brigades in July.
National rural fire officer Murray Dudfield
presented Queenstown & Lakes District with
a new 4WD Isuzu pump to replace their
venerable Land Rover.
Local mayor Clive Geddes was on hand to
receive the truck, which, while carrying about
2,500 litres of water, is designed to be a quick
and nimble first response in bush fires.
The truck is one of six that are being delivered
around the country in 2006.
Meanwhile, on the Canterbury plains, three
Fire Service trucks went into service within days
of each other.
Christchurch received its Type 5 mid-month,
and crew training is now underway.
Rangiora Volunteer Fire Brigade welcomed its
new Type 2, which was delivered on July 15.
CFO Ross Ditmer had taken a sly peek at the
truck mid-way through its construction. On a
visit to SPEL in Trentham with the UFBA in
May he even got behind the wheel, but will
be even happier to sit in the cab now that it
actually goes.
Timaru was also in truck heaven with a Type 4
truck replacing its aging aerial.
The Scania 17-metre aerial was delivered on
July 18 after much anticipation in the South
Canterbury town.
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Pictures: Chris Walbran and mystery Kingston resident.
Feature
Road
Crash
Special
Total control
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Hawke’s Bay brigades take
road safety back to the
classroom
AO-K
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Killer roads
(and rails)
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Project K trial goes national
The IFE annual conference
takes on land transport issues
Memories
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An East Coaster shares his
pain so others don’t have to
Incidents
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Picture: Barry Harcourt
Trees, trucks, banks, bridges
– all the things cars can
crash into
July/August 2006
Road crash special
Cruise control
Hawke’s Bay firefighters trial a road safety programme in a bid to take back the streets.
Fire safety is part of day-to-day work in the Fire Service
these days, but with 3,829 calls in the 2004/05 year to car
accidents, it makes sense for the Fire Service to be involved
at the prevention end of MVAs, as well as the messy end.
This month, Hawke’s Bay will begin a twelve-month trial
of the Take Control programme – where firefighters talk
to teenagers about making the right choices when behind
the wheel.
Hastings acting DCFO Colin Littlewood says the
programme picks up where earlier efforts by Bay brigades
left off with a programme called FASADD.
“FASADD ran in the mid-90s and was developed by the
Fire Service with Students Against Drink Driving.
“Then, the focus was on drink driving, but looking at
stats now, alcohol is less involved and it’s more about
idiotic driving.”
That’s where Take Control hopes to have an
edge, says Colin.
“We’re not lecturing to students. We present
the facts you make the choice, you take
control.”
The main focus of the package is a graphically
real crash video, made with local drama
students.
The rescue was so believable that during filming
a resident living near the ‘accident’ scene came
out to berate the camera crew for getting so
close to the action.
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Fire safety
Road deaths per 100,000
Nelson | Marlborough
2004
2005
Wellington
Auckland
Otago
Bay of Plenty
Canterbury
Northland
Taranaki
Manawatu | Wanganui
Hawke's Bay | Gisborne
West Coast
Waikato
0
5
10
15
20
Pictures: John Cowpland DRAMATISATION
Source: Ministry of Transport and Statistics NZ
Southland
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Colin says the plan is to train three or four firefighters
to deliver the programme, which is being produced in
conjunction with ACC.
As for whether the Fire Service is joining an overcrowded
market in delivering road safety advice, Colin doesn’t
think so.
“The police already run a programme and we didn’t want
to cut across their bows, but their programme focuses on
an older age group of people who’ve already come to the
attention of police.
“Also, our standing in the community gives us a distinct
advantage.”
Now the Hawke’s Bay crews have a year to show that
that advantage can lead to better results on the road.
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Road crash special
Flying the flag
As one Hawke’s Bay trial gets underway,
another is being rolled out nationally.
Hastings and Waitakere fire brigades have been trialling a
collaboration with youth development scheme Project K
since August 2005.
Under the trial, Project K 14 and 15 year olds get
to do the community challenge
aspect of the course with the Fire
Service, which means getting
stuck in with hoses, extinguishers
and – in a neat tie-in with Take
Control – being shown the reality
of car accidents.
Now both sides will sign a
memorandum of understanding to
roll the concept out nationwide.
As part of the launch of the
expanded joint venture, Hawke’s
Bay Project K kids will be among
the first to see the Take Control
video.
Pictures: Western
Leader
A crash course in land transport
The 2006 Institute of Fire Engineers (IFE) conference is on September 13 – 15.
This year the theme is land transport emergencies
(road and rail) and it will be held at Jade Stadium (aka
Lancaster Park).
There has been lots of interest from overseas and from all
around New Zealand. IFE international president Bill
Cox will be making a special trip to New Zealand to
attend the conference.
The other keynote speaker is Peter Holland, the chief
fire officer of the Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service.
Peter is going to talk at the conference on coordination
issues that occurred in the Buncefield Oil Storage Depot
Fire last December.
The conference isn’t just for IFE members. Local councils,
transportation engineers, and emergency managers are
registering too.
The shock from the explosion was felt as far away as
London and the event has been described as the largest
peacetime fire in Europe.
The keynote speakers at this year’s conference are
John Conklin, an emergency manager with the City of
Miami who has an ever-increasing experience with
hurricane evacuations in Florida as well as being
involved in USAR as a hazardous materials specialist.
Peter is also going to relate some of the difficulties that
were experienced in providing “regular” emergency
services during the London Underground bombings.
He was a USAR planning manager with the Pennsylvania
Task Force 1 during the New York September 11, 2001
response and is now a planning manager for the Florida
Task Force 2.
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Conference organisers are making sure that there is plenty
of opportunity for people from different industries to
network during the conference and there are sessions to
suit everyone.
Road crash special
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A former firefighter is waging a one-man war
against drink driving in Ngati Porou country.
Dean Kaiwai of Tolaga Bay brings a tarpaulin with him
to his talks on drink driving at East Coast schools.
The former CFO says it is a most effective prop when he
explains its significance.
“I tell them it’s what we use to cover the bodies up. Noone wants to make jokes after that.”
The East Coast has one of the most unenviable rates of
fatality from drink driving in New Zealand, an issue
highlighted by the deaths of six people in a single car
accident south of Ruatoria in May last year (above).
“If they’re old enough to drink and drive, they’re old
enough to hear what can happen.”
The reality, says Dean, is that everyone on the East Coast
with access to a cheap car has access to alcohol as well.
Local schools agree, with four in the area on a waiting list
to get a visit from him.
It hasn’t been easy for Dean, reliving some of the crashes
he attended in the past.
Following a hui to discuss the problem in June, Dean
started his mission to tell it straight to local high
school kids.
“I have a room where I lock those memories [of horrific
crashes]. Talking to these kids meant opening the door to
that room.
“I don’t butter it up for them, or put on jam or bread –
that’s soft advertising.
“In some ways, that’s why I’m doing it, to help us
[firefighters]. That’s less memories to push into that room.”
emergencies
In addition to the keynote speakers there are going to be
speakers from around New Zealand, workshops and field
trips not to mention the conference dinner in the Players
Tunnel at Jade Stadium (this will go ahead regardless of
choking fog).
For those who are interested in learning more about the
IFE or are intending to sit IFE exams you won’t want to
miss the IFE membership and exam workshop. Local
group and branch council members will be at the
workshop to answer questions and help explain the
membership and exam registration forms.
Bill Cox will provide an international and organisational
head office perspective of what happens once the
paperwork leaves New Zealand.
Make sure you don’t miss out – register online at
www.tranzland.co.nz or fill in a registration form.
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Road crash special
Pictures: Kerry Marshall
One was dead and four of his friends
were in hospital after this Honda Integra left
the road at Awatoto near Napier in early July.
Fatal attraction continues
All the occupants of the car were male
and aged between 19 and 22.
The fatality continues Hawkes Bay’s
shocking trend for wrapping their
young people around trees.
In 2005 the Hawke’s Bay East Coast
area had the third worst rate of fatal
accidents per head of population
anywhere in the country.
Twenty-two people were killed on
the region’s road last year, or more
than 11 deaths for every 100,000
residents.
Only Waikato, with 17.4 deaths
for every 100,000 people, and
the West Coast, with 5 deaths
among their 30,500 residents,
fared worse.
Source for figures: Ministry of Transport and Statistics NZ
Don’t go towards the light!
Thankfully this accident didn’t result in anyone
seeing the big shining light, but West Auckland
firefighters were called on to be heaven-sent help
after a bizarre crash on the North-Western
Motorway.
Stunned firefighters got to work straight away dealing
with the trapped occupants, who had to wait until
the car could be winched out before they could be
rescued.
Henderson CFO Bill Ellis could barely contain his
disbelief at the accident when interviewed by media
immediately afterwards, describing the truck as “lit
up like a Christmas tree when it was hit”.
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Picture: Michael Bradley
The rescue tender was responding to an emergency
when this Subaru drove right under the back of it.
Road crash special
Down to the wire
It’s hard to imagine a more unpleasant job than this
one: sloshing around in a freezing cold Invercargill
ditch cutting someone from a car that is only being
prevented from toppling over by a wire.
Pictures: Barr
This crash on
Bay Rd in mid-June
saw the badly
injured occupant
recovered after the
roof of his car was
bent down, giving
firefighters and
medical staff access
to the victim but also
somewhere dry to
perch.
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Elsewhere in Invercargill this boy is
unlikely to turn out an environmentalist
after the car he was a passenger in turned
tree-hugger, with traumatic results.
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Road crash special
Sorry, we’re
CLOSED
Roads, schools, bridges, shops, churches
– you name it, it had to put up the
gates during days of severe weather in
the North Island in June and July.
On the central plateau snow and ice caused their
perennial chaos, accounting for an Auckland to
Wellington bus which narrowly avoided slipping
down a bank.
Local firefighters were on hand, evacuating passengers
and stabilising the perilously leaning bus.
The stabilisation involved chaining the bus to no less
than three trucks – including two fire appliances.
The bus stayed where it was for two days until a
crane could be brought in to pull it out.
The roads were open when the bus came to grief on
June 22, but the next day the middle of the north
was on lock-down with roads around Taihape,
Waiouru, Rangipo Opotiki, Matawai, Taumaranui,
Raetihi, Wanganui, Taupo, Eskdale, National Park
and Ohakune all cut in one direction or – in some
cases – both.
Pictures: Ruapehu Bulletin.
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Incidents
The rain, the rain
has overflowed the drain
Just as parts of the North recovered from snow dumps, they had torrential rain to contend with.
Wairarapa and parts of Wanganui
and Taranaki copped the worst
damage, but as anyone who lives in
the Hutt Valley but works in
Wellington will tell you, the capital
took a lashing too.
Evacuations were needed at
Waitotora, and Carterton-based
photographer Mike Heydon captured
these images of the sodden Wairarapa,
where sewerage was backed up in
several towns and the wine-growing
haven of Martinborough was cut off
completely for a time.
A combination of steep slopes and
badly-draining soil made life a
misery in parts of the Hutt Valley.
SH2 was repeatedly blocked by a
slip until local firefighters used
high-pressure hoses to strip the
offending bank back to rock.
In Eastbourne, 25 people were
evacuated after a house slipped
3 metres off its foundations in
heavy rain.
Some had to spend the night at the
near-by fire station.
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Events
Open for
business
It was very much “out with the old, in
with the new” when the state-of-the-art
National Training Centre was officially
opened in Rotorua in July.
Pictures: Craig Robertson
Internal Affairs minister Rick Barker, Fire Service chief
executive / national commander Mike Hall and Fire
Service Commission chairperson Dame Margaret
Bazely were on hand to perform the honours in front
of hundreds of Fire Service personnel, their families
and news media.
Mr Barker said it was appropriate that the centre was
among the world’s best as it reflected the Fire Service’s
desire to produce the best firefighters.
“This is not just a significant investment of money, but
also an investment of knowledge and experience to be
passed on to future firefighters.”
He said the centre’s use by both career and volunteer
firefighters recognised the unique partnership between
the two arms of the Fire Service’s operational response.
Training centre site manager Ray Brown and his staff
of trainers and administrative assistants moved from
the old training centre in March.
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Events
The new facility has modern features for
operational training, such as a fullyfunctioning mock station and a specialised
compartment fire training building – where
firefighters can experience fire behaviour
in an enclosed space first-hand.
Environmental features include selfcontained firefighting water, which is
treated and reused so as not to be released
into Rotorua’s waterways, and an oxidising
tower to burn smoke from the compartment
fire building.
As well as officially opening the centre,
Mr Barker oversaw the graduation of the
first recruit course to use the facility.
Despite miserable weather the recruits from
NPB 8610 went through their drills – and a
spectacular finishing haka – with gusto.
At the conclusion of their graduation they
presented the centre with a carving of
Mahuika, a woman of Maori legend whose
fingernails were made of fire.
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Events
Johnny on the spot
Raetihi chief fire officer John Compton proved
that a volunteer firefighter is never off duty
when he and another person rescued two
occupants of a burning house in June.
John was on his way to work when he saw smoke coming
from a house that “looked like more than chimney
smoke, so I drove closer and saw smoke billowing from
the windows”.
“I just had to stand back and watch the fire grow. I tried
to open up the fire hydrant cover with a screwdriver but
it was frozen”.
Still dressed in his work clothes,
John then took control of the incident when the
remainder of the brigade arrived.
With the fire out, he carried on to work, somewhat late
and smelling of smoke.
The home show
must go on
The house had a solitary smoke alarm, but it
had no battery.
Story and pictures by CFO Steven Greenyer
For the first time in several years,Timaru Fire Brigade showcased home safety
at the Timaru Home Show, held from June 30 to July 2.
Being winter, the display emphasised the “heater metre rule”.
This was achieved by a mock-up of a burnt room with a
chair, bookcase and a heater too close to a wood basket.
The stand was manned by the duty crew with an off duty
firefighter present in case the crew had to leave for a call.
Assistance was also provided by FSOs Sue Trafford and
Joy Johnstone on the Saturday.
In addition to giving advice and talking to some of the
estimated 20,000 visitors, firefighters received a considerable
number of requests for home visits for advice on smoke alarms
and home safety.
Firefighters encouraged people to take part in a survey of fire
safety knowledge which saw them enter the draw to win home
safety products. SFF Mark Cummings arranged children’s spotthe-hazards and colouring competitions.
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John led a woman and child out of the smoke-filled
house then called 111 and waited for his fellow volunteer
firefighters to arrive.
Picture: Rua
John immediately went to assess the situation, and was
joined by a neighbour. On entering the house he saw
smoke down to chest level and began a frantic search
for the occupants.
Awards
Birthday honours
Six firefighters and fire police officers were recognised
in the 2006 Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Roderick Collin (Ric) Carlyon,
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
A member of Auckland’s Fire Police Unit for more than
25 years – and one of two members to be honoured in
this list – Ric has been mainly recognised for his work in
New Zealand broadcasting as a journalist and editor for
more than 40 years.
He has been responsible for many milestones in television,
including starting Maori-language news programme
Te Karere. He was also the founding editor of the Fire
Police Gazette.
Since 1992, Ric has been a Justice of the Peace.
John Joseph Thomas Sheahan, QSM
John has been a volunteer with the Fire Service in
Silverstream, Upper Hutt and Wainuiomata for more
than 50 years, and has achieved a 98 percent attendance
record.
He has been a member of the New Zealand Fire Brigades’
Institute for more than 40 years, elected an honorary
member in 1982.
He maintains the vintage fire engine for the Wainuiomata
Brigade and has been secretary/treasurer for many years.
James Michael Smith, QSM
Mr Smith has been a member of the Auckland Fire Police
for 32 years and has been chief fire officer for 10 years.
James Leonard Anderson,
Queen’s Service Medal (QSM)
Jim Anderson served as a member of the Te Kuiti Volunteer
Fire Brigade for 32 years until 2005.
He was chief fire officer for 16 years until 2003, when he
stepped down from the position to mentor and coach a
younger appointee. He also supported the neighbouring
Benneydale Fire Brigade and was acting chief fire officer
for five years until 2005.
Under his watch, Te Kuiti was awarded the inaugural
FRSITO Excellence in Training Award in 2001 and saw
at least one smoke alarm fitted in almost every house
within the district.
Jim currently serves as a member of the Bay/Waikato Fire
Region’s Critical Incident Stress Management Team.
Ivor Moir Reid, QSM
Ivor was chief fire officer of the Masterton Fire Brigade
for 10 years, assistant fire commander of the Dunedin
Fire Brigade for four years until 1995 and member of the
Auckland and Hamilton Brigades.
He has managed a number of projects, including the
establishment of the Fire Police radio network, the Fire
Police callout system, building an operational support
trailer and the instigator and driving force behind the
implementation of standards and procedures for the unit.
He was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the
North Shore, Waitakere and Rodney District Commander,
New Zealand Police in 2005.
Gary David Weaver, QSM
Mr Weaver has served the New Zealand Fire Service as a
volunteer in Takapau and Waipukurau for more than 40
years and has been chief fire officer of the Waipukurau
Brigade since 1987.
He is a member of the Eastern Fire Region Regional
Operating Committee and the Eastern Fire Region Health
& Safety Functional Group.
His deputy chief Owen Spotswood was also awarded the
QSM in the 2006 New Year’s honours list.
In all he served 37 years with the Fire Service including
being an enthusiastic member of the Fire Service
Examination Board for 12 years.
He told Fire & Rescue on his retirement that “the list of
things to do just became too big”.
Ivor Reid
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Picture: Lance Lawson
He recognised the need to work with the community and
the Masterton brigade supported the Masterton Food
Bank for many years.
QSM.
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Survey
Caught in the FireNet
Here’s what you think about FireNet – and what’s changing as a result.
Webmaster Mike Lee says
responses to the FireNet survey
were generally positive, with
users happy with the continual
improvements that have been
undertaken.
On the other hand, some aspects of
FireNet could use a spruce up or
redesign, you said. These include:
• Make policies easier to find
• Make manuals easier to find
• Better/more station and district content
• Better search facility
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Some comments include:
• Portal is a great idea
• We want photos of staff
• More advertising of FireNet features
• Standardise forms across regions and NHQ
The percentage of
FireNet users who
have been using it
since it was launched.
• More Rumour Mill!
Here are some of the other findings from the survey:
FireNet is well used by those who responded to
the survey, with 60 percent using it every day.
About three-quarters of respondents found
FireNet very or moderately easy to use.
Several times a year
6%
Several times
a week
32%
Several times
a month
6%
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Hard to use
5%
Very easy to use
25%
Every day
60%
No comment
4%
Moderately
hard to use
17%
Moderately
easy to use
49%
73
The percentage of users
who access regional
content on FireNet.
As a result of your suggestions, both
during and before the survey, some
changes are taking place.
• Changes to the search facility will
improve its performance and enable
better use of FireNet.
• Pictures of staff are being organised
and will go up soon.
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• The Rumour Mill has been improved to
allow Mike Hall to better manage the
large volume of queries.
A whopping 86 percent see FireNet as
important to Fire Service day-to-day activities.
Very important
45%
Other reasons 6%
Unable to login or
don’t know how
11%
No comment
3%
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Too difficult to find things on 3%
Consider it new work 8%
Consider nothing on it
they want
12%
Dislike using
computers
41%
Less important
9%
Important
41%
The percentage
of users who
would be, or
probably would
be, interested
in maintaining
aspects of FireNet.
Of those who never use FireNet, the most common
reasons were a dislike of computers or that they had
never been shown how to use it.
Don’t know about it 8%
Not important
2%
The percentage of
users who thought
FireNet did a good
or very good job at
its key functions.
Never been
shown how to use it
24%
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Obituaries
Alexander (Peter) Tinnock
20/3/1928 – 19/5/2006
The Gore Volunteer Fire Brigade was saddened by the
death of ex-Senior Firefighter Alexander (Peter) Tinnock
on May 19.
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Peter was born on March 20, 1928 and joined the brigade
on June 11, 1957. A bricklayer by trade, Peter was always
available and totally committed to the brigade for the
next 36 years, only retiring because he reached 65 years
of age and Fire Service policy would not allow him to
continue on.
He was awarded his gold star in 1982 and made a life
member of the brigade at that time.
After retiring from operational service, Peter was still
closely involved with the brigade socially and was often
around the station doing odd jobs here and there. He
enjoyed using the facilities and had many happy times
socialising and playing snooker. Latterly he spent time
maintaining and tinkering with the 1932 Merryweather
appliance that was used by the brigade up until 1968.
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Peter was strong on discipline and did everything in a
professional manner. He was respected by all who came
into contact with him and was always willing to pass
on his knowledge and experience to younger members.
The brigade was fortunate to have a person of his calibre
as a guiding hand and many members were better off for
having known him.
He had good understanding of the appliance and was
always willing to display its capabilities when the
opportunity arose. This machine was close to his heart as
it was still in use during his early brigade years.
A service to remember Peter’s life was held at a local
funeral home on May 23, after which he took his last
ride on the Merryweather back to the fire station. He was
then placed in the hearse and as he made his final
departure from the fire station, the town sirens were
sounded to farewell him. Peter was cremated.
The brigade extends its condolences to Peter’s family.
John David “Bubble” Carter
20/12/1941 – 5/3/2006
The North Otago community of Palmerston was
saddened by the death of volunteer firefighter John Carter
in March.
John was a dedicated and long serving member of the
Palmerston Brigade, joining in 1975 and serving as a
senior firefighter and fire safety officer.
Better known by the nickname “Bubble”, John and his
wife Lesley were always popular at brigade social
functions with their famous fish fryer.
As a tribute to John, Oamaru loaned its 1952 V8 Ford
which carried his casket from the service after a guard of
honour from firefighters around the district.
Picture: cour tesy of
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Issue No. 21
Gary Johnstone
Fire safety
Wise councils – sprinkler
ideas part 2
Territorial authorities around New Zealand
are taking the home sprinkler ball and
running with it – for miles.
South Taranaki District Council has agreed to a 50
percent discount on building consent fees for new houses
with sprinklers installed.
Consent fees can run into the thousands of dollars,
meaning residents of Hawera and the surrounding
district could potentially get their home sprinklers for
next to no cost.
In nearby Stratford
District, plans are afoot
to put sprinklers in 50 homes in a new subdivision,
following a presentation by Western Region staff.
Waitakere City Council has also come on board after a
presentation which put the estimated value of house fires
in the area at about $10 million.
It plans to put a copy of the Homeowners’ Guide to
Sprinklers leaflet in every building consent.
Meanwhile, the sprinkler message will be reaching the
public through more advertising than ever.
As well as the “morph” TV ad that starts screening this
month, some home and lifestyle magazines will carry a
full page ad playing on the “firefighter in every room”
idea (see back page).
As the “white fleet” vehicles are replaced, they will carry
a sprinkler message as well, replacing the smoke alarm
and vision messages.
Feeling the burn
If this looks like an unlikely group to be posing in front of
a fire truck, what with the mix of grey heads and teenagers,
men and women, that’s because it is – they’re the Burn
Support Group Charitable Trust.
Story and picture: Peter Mills
The group also helps support burn victims, who go
through significant trauma in some cases.
Remuera SSO Peter Mills (far right) is the Fire Service
connection.
Picture: Peter
The group, whose common thread
is that they all have had experience
of burn injury in some way, gathered
at Papatoetoe Station in Auckland
in May.
Mills
The group has two broad aims: peer
support and prevention.
They recently produced and delivered
the “Burnwise” educational burn
prevention kit to schools around
New Zealand.
The New Zealand Fire Service Magazine
July/August 2006
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Fun & Games
FORGING
FRIENDSHIPS
Exciting new Auckland fullback
Bevan Dick goes hunting.
By James Young
For Auckland what
started out as a simple
warm-up game for the
national tournament
later this year actually
ended up being a truly
memorable day.
Fukuoka Firefighters
travelled thousands
of kilometres to play,
and speaking from
experience Auckland
captain James Young
warned his team that
they were about to go
into a heartfelt battle.
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COUNCIL
Event Calendar
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Auckland City recently held
memorable sister city celebrations
with Fukuoka City, Japan.
As part of the festival the mighty
Auckland Fire Service rugby team
played a special invitational game
against Fukuoka Fire.
er.
ka teams celebrate togeth
The Auckland and Fukuo
Ohakune Ski Racing
Ohakune
August 3 & 4, 2006
Email:
Ohakune@fire.org.nz
New Zealand Trout
Fishing Tournament
Sth Island Basketball
Tournament
Turangi • August 21 – 24, 2006
Waimate
August 26 – 28, 2006
Email: rysen@xtra.co.nz
Email:
francarmstrong@hotmail.com
Entry forms and contacts for some events are available online at Firenet or fire.org.nz
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Issue No. 21
Fun & Games
Mayor Dick Hubbard
commented the game
was by far the highlight
of the festival !
Team-mates Johny Mahuru and Malcolm
‘Snake’ Wylie played with plenty of hear
t.
Significantly, the feedback from both Mayoral offices
was that the input of the New Zealand Fire Service was
incredible and all players, organisers and brigades
should be extremely proud of their participation. The
Fire Service was on international display and it really
delivered – a true success all ’round!
Auckland Captain
James Young
receives trophy
from Mayor Hub
bard.
One of the true highlights for the Auckland Brigade was
the amount of support the Auckland team had from other
Auckland firefighters who came along especially to the
game which instilled a huge amount of confidence in the
team - confidence which will no doubt be unleashed at
the National Rugby Tournament in September. The team
would like to thank those who supported them and will
be return the gesture come September.
The Auckland
Haka.
receives player
’, Shane Potae
‘SuperSakeMan from the Japanese captain.
d
of the day awar
National Rugby Tournament
National Ski Championships
Dunedin • September 15 & 16, 2006
(15-a-side, 10-a-side and Golden Oldies)
Treble Cone, Wanaka
September 18 – 21, 2006
Contact: Peter Leckie, 03 489 7999 or
021 137 6616 Email: Peter.Leckie@fire.org.nz
Email: bruce.t.Irvine@fire.org.nz
or visit www.nzfireski.co.nz
CFO Brian Edwards rec
eiving
the special Japanese FF
statue.
Indoor Rowing
Competition
Dunedin
September 30, 2006
Email: logan.akers@fire.org.nz
To list your sporting event on this space please send details to: warren.dunn@fire.org.nz
The New Zealand Fire Service Magazine
July/August 2006
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Issue No. 21
By order of the Fire Service Commission
Notices
Appointments
pages 26–30
page 31
Notices for the Fire Service Gazette should
be emailed to: nzfs.gazette@fire.org.nz
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Notices
Notices
Notice No: 89 Qualification Achievement Notification
Date Issued: May 2006
For those staff that have achieved a NZQA national certificate through the New Zealand Fire Service in the
past, and wish them to be noted in the NZFS Gazette, contact Bruce Stubbs, National Moderator Professional
Development Unit (Assessment) fax (04) 802-0523
NATIONAL DIPLOMA Level 5 in Urban
Fire & Rescue Operations (Fire Rescue)
Graduate
David Guard
Desmond Irving
Mike Johns
Ian King
David Gray
Richard Anastasi
Brian Dunphy
Patrick Hogan
Paul Callaghan
Nigel Baker
Shane Baker
William Clark
Bruce Irvine
Brent Dais
Bryce Coneybeer
Royce Tatham
Trevor Moore
Dennis O’Leary
Mike Milne
Richard Moreland
Kelvin Williams
Neal Jones
Julian Tohiariki
Kerry Gregory
Mannie Hargreaves
Anthony Searle
Richard Lovering
Gavin Scott
Ben Pitelen
Bevan Clark
Craig McMillan
Danny Sharpe
David Beatson
Brigade
PDU
Wellington
Christchurch
Palmerston North
Hastings
Rotorua
Napier
Gisborne
Auckland
Rotorua
Rotorua
Rotorua
Christchurch
Palmerston North
Wanganui
Palmerston North
New Plymouth
Hastings
Gisborne
Tauranga
Hutt
Gisborne
Invercargill
Auckland
Wellington
Auckland
Nelson
Nelson
Dunedin
Palmerston North
Hutt
Hutt
Auckland
NATIONAL CERTIFICATE Level 4 in Urban Fire
& Rescue Operations (Fire Rescue)
Graduate
Desmond Irving
Mike Johns
Keith Murphy
David Gray
Richard Anastasi
Brian Dunphy
Patrick Hogan
Paul Callaghan
Nigel Baker
Shane Baker
William Clark
Bruce Irvine
Brent Dais
Bryce Coneybeer
Royce Tatham
Trevor Moore
Dennis O’Leary
Antony Mason
Justin Wafer
Dion Wilson
Allan Brown
Brendon Grylls
Brendan Chamberlain
Wayne Hamilton
James Mccarthy
Trevor Griffin
Rhys Wirihana
Stephen Thuell
Aaron Summerhays
Martin Wise
Adam Anderson
Shane Baker
Geoffrey Carter
Brigade
Wellington
Christchurch
Palmerston North
Hastings
Rotorua
Napier
Gisborne
Auckland
Rotorua
Rotorua
Rotorua
Christchurch
Palmerston North
Wanganui
Palmerston North
New Plymouth
Hastings
Dunedin
Dunedin
Gisborne
Gisborne
Hutt
Christchurch
Christchurch
Napier
Napier
Whangarei
Auckland
Wanganui
Auckland
Whangarei
Rotorua
Rotorua
Continued...
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Notices
Richard Peck
Henry Reihana
Naki Wynyard
Paul Smith
Kevin Boniface
Peter Lever
Peter Hallett
Trent Fearnley
Cameron Grylls
Bruce Martin-Hendrie
Sam Julian
Phil Mackay
Paul Arrowsmith
David Mugridge
Mike Milne
Richard Moreland
Kelvin Williams
Neal Jones
Julian Tohiariki
Kerry Gregory
Mannie Hargreaves
Anthony Searle
Richard Lovering
Gavin Scott
Ben Pitelen
Bevan Clark
Craig McMillan
Danny Sharpe
David Beatson
David McGillen
David Beanland
Evan Broughton
Rob Mortimer
Luke Burgess
Warrick Le Quesne
Michael Steel
Peter Macartney
Larry Watts
Michael Hurley
Scott Gray
Graham Collins
Trevor Willams
Kiley Kanohi
Richard Lyall
Alan Dawick
Alastair Thornley
Ross Mawdsley
Brent Single
Brian O’Donnell
Charles Bannar-Martin
Rotorua
Taupo
Rotorua
Wellington
Christchurch
Rotorua
Hamilton
Auckland
Hamilton
Hutt
New Plymouth
Timaru
Rotorua
Gisborne
Gisborne
Tauranga
Hutt
Gisborne
Invercargill
Auckland
Wellington
Auckland
Nelson
Nelson
Dunedin
Palmerston North
Hutt
Hutt
Auckland
Timaru
Hamilton
Taupo
Timaru
Christchurch
Napier
Auckland
New Plymouth
Hastings
Hastings
Hastings
Wellington
Wellington
Kawerau
Nelson
Rotorua
Timaru
Invercargill
Napier
Nelson
Auckland
NATIONAL CERTIFICATE Level 3 in Urban Fire &
Rescue Operations (Fire Rescue)
Graduate
Desmond Irving
Mike Johns
Ian King
David Gray
Richard Anastasi
Brian Dunphy
Patrick Hogan
William Clark
Bruce Irvine
Brent Dais
Bryce Coneybeer
Royce Tatham
Trevor Moore
Dennis O’Leary
Antony Mason
Justin Wafer
Chris Retemeyer
Allan Brown
Brendan Chamberlain
James Mccarthy
Trevor Griffin
Rhys Wirihana
Stephen Thuell
Aaron Summerhays
Jillene Managh
Geoffrey Carter
Richard Peck
Naki Wynyard
Paul Smith
Greg Lee
Peter Lever
Peter Hallett
Trent Fearnley
Cameron Grylls
Bruce Martin-Hendrie
Sam Julian
Phil Mackay
Paul Arrowsmith
David Mugridge
Jess Calvin
John Schinkel
Tyler Parker
Mike Milne
Richard Moreland
Kelvin Williams
Neal Jones
Julian Tohiariki
Brigade
Wellington
Christchurch
Palmerston North
Hastings
Rotorua
Napier
Gisborne
Rotorua
Christchurch
Palmerston North
Wanganui
Palmerston North
New Plymouth
Hastings
Dunedin
Dunedin
Rotorua
Gisborne
Christchurch
Napier
Napier
Whangarei
Auckland
Wanganui
Rotorua
Rotorua
Rotorua
Rotorua
Wellington
Rotorua
Rotorua
Hamilton
Auckland
Hamilton
Hutt
New Plymouth
Timaru
Rotorua
Gisborne
Kawerau
Hastings
Palmerston North
Gisborne
Tauranga
Hutt
Gisborne
Invercargill
Continued over...
Fire Service Gazette
July/August 2006
27
Notices
...continued
Kerry Gregory
Mannie Hargreaves
Anthony Searle
Richard Lovering
Gavin Scott
Ben Pitelen
Bevan Clark
Craig McMillan
Danny Sharpe
David Beatson
David McGillen
David Beanland
Evan Broughton
Rob Mortimer
Luke Burgess
Warrick Le Quesne
Michael Steel
Peter Macartney
Larry Watts
Michael Hurley
Scott Gray
Graham Collins
Trevor Willams
Kiley Kanohi
Richard Lyall
Alan Dawick
Alastair Thornley
Ross Mawdsley
Brent Single
Brian O’Donnell
Charles Bannar-Martin
Scott Shadbolt
John Vardy
Mark Adie
Peter Koorey
Peter Benson
Dean Hicks
Auckland
Wellington
Auckland
Nelson
Nelson
Dunedin
Palmerston North
Hutt
Hutt
Auckland
Timaru
Hamilton
Taupo
Timaru
Christchurch
Napier
Auckland
New Plymouth
Hastings
Hastings
Hastings
Wellington
Wellington
Kawerau
Nelson
Rotorua
Timaru
Invercargill
Napier
Nelson
Auckland
Christchurch
Auckland
Hastings
Hastings
Napier
Auckland
NATIONAL CERTIFICATE Level 2 in Urban
Fire & Rescue Operations (Fire Rescue)
Graduate
Desmond Irving
Mike Johns
Ian King
David Gray
Richard Anastasi
Brian Dunphy
Patrick Hogan
William Clark
Brigade
Wellington
Christchurch
Palmerston North
Hastings
Rotorua
Napier
Gisborne
Rotorua
Bruce Irvine
Brent Dais
Bryce Coneybeer
Royce Tatham
Trevor Moore
Dennis O’Leary
Antony Mason
Justin Wafer
Chris Retemeyer
Allan Brown
Brendan Chamberlain
James Mccarthy
Trevor Griffin
Rhys Wirihana
Stephen Thuell
Aaron Summerhays
Jillene Managh
Geoffrey Carter
Richard Peck
Naki Wynyard
Paul Smith
Greg Lee
Peter Lever
Peter Hallett
Trent Fearnley
Cameron Grylls
Bruce Martin-Hendrie
Sam Julian
Phil Mackay
Paul Arrowsmith
David Mugridge
Jess Calvin
John Schinkel
Tyler Parker
Keith Murphy
Dion Wilson
Brendon Grylls
Paul Callaghan
Martin Wise
Jeff Taylor
Adam Anderson
Nigel Baker
Shane Baker
Henry Reihana
Dennis Jenkins
Mike Milne
Richard Moreland
Kelvin Williams
Neal Jones
Julian Tohiariki
Christchurch
Palmerston North
Wanganui
Palmerston North
New Plymouth
Hastings
Dunedin
Dunedin
Rotorua
Gisborne
Christchurch
Napier
Napier
Whangarei
Auckland
Wanganui
Rotorua
Rotorua
Rotorua
Rotorua
Wellington
Rotorua
Rotorua
Hamilton
Auckland
Hamilton
Hutt
New Plymouth
Timaru
Rotorua
Gisborne
Kawerau
Hastings
Palmerston North
Palmerston North
Gisborne
Hutt
Auckland
Auckland
Christchurch
Whangarei
Rotorua
Rotorua
Taupo
Gisborne
Gisborne
Tauranga
Hutt
Gisborne
Invercargill
Continued...
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Notices
Kerry Gregory
Mannie Hargreaves
Anthony Searle
Richard Lovering
Gavin Scott
Ben Pitelen
Bevan Clark
Craig McMillan
Danny Sharpe
David Beatson
David McGillen
David Beanland
Evan Broughton
Rob Mortimer
Luke Burgess
Warrick Le Quesne
Michael Steel
Peter Macartney
Larry Watts
Auckland
Wellington
Auckland
Nelson
Nelson
Dunedin
Palmerston North
Hutt
Hutt
Auckland
Timaru
Hamilton
Taupo
Timaru
Christchurch
Napier
Auckland
New Plymouth
Hastings
Michael Hurley
Scott Gray
Graham Collins
Trevor Willams
Kiley Kanohi
Richard Lyall
Alan Dawick
Alastair Thornley
Ross Mawdsley
Brent Single
Brian O’Donnell
Charles Bannar-Martin
Scott Shadbolt
John Vardy
Mark Adie
Peter Koorey
Peter Benson
Dean Hicks
Hastings
Hastings
Wellington
Wellington
Kawerau
Nelson
Rotorua
Timaru
Invercargill
Napier
Nelson
Auckland
Christchurch
Auckland
Hastings
Hastings
Napier
Auckland
Notice No 90: 2006 New Zealand Firefighters International Ski Champs
Treble Cone, South Island, 18–21 September 2006
This snow season is shaping up to become one the most talked about in years, so why not pull a team together
and enter the New Zealand Fire Service ski racing nationals?
This year the competition is to be held at Treble Cone Ski Area on September 18–21.
Normally three person teams enter but don’t worry if you can’t make up a team, just register as an individual
and we will place you in a team with other individual racers.
The event is open to all volunteer and career staff and their immediate families.
The racing is very relaxed and the race courses are set to accommodate all levels of riders from beginner
upwards and like all Fire Service sports events the actual competition can become the secondary attraction to
the social events.
Treble Cone Ski Area has kindly come to the party with special lift pass rates for competitors for the duration
of the event.
Check out our website www.nzfireski.co.nz for event and registration details.
Register NOW!
Fire Service Gazette
July/August 2006
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Notices
Notice No 91: New Zealand Fire Service Training Schedule
VOLUNTEER COURSE PROGRAMMES
Southern Fire Region : September 2006 – June 2007
COURSE NAME
DATES
VENUE
CLOSING
DATE
COURSE NO
September
Senior Firefighter
15,16,17,18
Dunedin
04-08-06
SSV 5778
Senior Firefighter
22,23,24,25
Invercargill
11-08-06
SSV 5779
25-08-06
SSV 5780
October
Qualified Firefighter
6,7,8,9
Dunedin
Qualified Firefighter
13,14,15,16
Invercargill
Operation South (Operational weekend)
28,29
TBC
SSV 5781
15-09-06
SSV 5782
29-09-06
SSV 5783
November
Officer – variant 3
4,5
Dunedin
Officer – variant 3
18,19
Invercargill
Training Officer forum
11
Invercargill
06-10-06
SSV 5785
Training Officer forum
25
Dunedin
20-10-06
SSV 5786
20-10-06
SSV 5787
SSV 5784
December
7 day Volunteer Recruit
3–9
TBC
2007
February
Officer – Variant 3
10,11
Dunedin
12-01-07
SSV 5788
Officer – Variant 3
24,25
Invercargill
19-01-07
SSV 5789
March
7 day Volunteer Recruit
4 –10
TBC
26-01-07
SSV 5790
Senior Firefighter
16,17,18,19
Dunedin
02-02-07
SSV 5791
Senior Firefighter
23,24,25,26
Invercargill
09-02-07
SSV 5792
April
Qualified Firefighter
13,14,15,16
Dunedin
02-03-07
SSV 5793
Qualified Firefighter
20,21,22,23
Invercargill
09-03-07
SSV 5794
May
Officer – Variant 3
12,13
Invercargill
30-03-07
SSV 5795
Officer variant 3
26,27
Dunedin
06-04-07
SSV 5796
June
30
7 day Volunteer Recruit
10 –16
TBC
27-04-07
SSV 5797
Senior Firefighter
22,23,24,25
Dunedin
11-05-07
SSV 5798
Senior Firefighter
29,30 June,
1 & 2 July
Invercargill
18-05-07
SSV 5799
Appointments
Appointments
Vacancy
Position Filled
Person
Appointed
Proposed
Start Date
Previous Position Held
.
Chief Fire Officer,
Kawakawa Volunteer Fire Brigade
Wayne Martin
.
Deputy Chief Fire
Officer, Kawakawa
Volunteer Fire Brigade
.
Deputy Chief Fire Officer (Acting),
Te Aroha Volunteer Fire Brigade
Geoff Edwards
.
Senior Station Officer,
Te Aroha Volunteer Fire
Brigade
30/20063031A
Communicator (Part-time),
Northern Communications Centre
Elaine Alexander
19 June 2006
.
61/20063031B
Communicator (Part-time),
Northern Communications Centre
Tineka Ferguson
19 June 2006
.
63/2006
Firefighter, Timaru Fire Brigade,
Transalpine Fire Region
Paul Tilsley
.
Senior Firefighter,
North Shore Fire
.
Deputy Chief Fire Officer,
Southbridge Volunteer Fire Brigade
Wayne R Maw
.
Senior Station Officer,
Southbridge Volunteer
Fire Brigade
.
Senior Station Officer,
Otaki Volunteer Fire Brigade
Warren Lauder
.
Station Officer, Otaki
Volunteer Fire Brigade
.
Senior Station Officer,
Raglan Volunteer Fire Brigade
David Shilton
.
Station Officer, Raglan
Volunteer Fire Brigade
.
Station Officer,
Manaia Volunteer Fire Brigade
Robert
Puncheon
.
Senior Firefighter,
Manaia Volunteer Fire
Brigade
.
Station Officer,
Manaia Volunteer Fire Brigade
Shane Taylor
.
Senior Firefighter,
Manaia Volunteer Fire
Brigade
.
Station Officer,
Otaki Volunteer Fire Brigade
Graeme Rankin
.
Senior Firefighter, Otaki
Volunteer Fire Brigade
.
Station Officer,
Portobello Volunteer Fire Brigade
Jamie Ramsay
.
Senior Firefighter,
Portobello Volunteer
Fire Brigade
33/2006
Training Development Adviser (Wellington), Lindsay
Pdu Nhq
Robertson
10 July 2006
.
55/2006
Senior Station Officer,
Tauranga Fire District, Bay/Waikato
Fire Region
.
Station Officer,
Tauranga Fire District
Fire Service Gazette
Grant Taylor
July/August 2006
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