Taradale Volunteer Fire Brigade

The brand new replacement for Taradale 551 sits outside the station waiting for fitout and training.

A first look at the new Gisborne Bronto Aerial appliance. These were taken the day after it was delivered.

That would apply to both Gisborne and the trip in the hoselayer up there. 5512 left at 2am on the morning of the 21st December following the earthquake as part of the Fire Service taskforce from Napier and Hastings.

Photographer John Cowpland sent us this photo from his trip there to cover the damage. Other Gisborne photos of his can be found on the NZPA site. The night of the quake, the following day, and cleaning up work.

Here’s a little animated GIF from last Mondays training

Both Taradale 551 and 5512 responded to a grass fire at Otatara Pa.

Thanks to John Cowpland of Alphapix for these images showing 551 and crews at work:

More of John Cowplands images are on NZPA