On the 5th December at 17:48 Taradale responded to a MVC in Avondale Road. On arrival a car had left the road, demolished a fence and vegetable garden, and finally crashed through a firewood shed. The driver was cut out after complaining of neck pains.
More images on the KAMPIC Photoserver and NZPA Images.
On the 3rd November at 21:46 Taradale 5512 responded to a 3rd alarm orchard bins on fire in Napier Road, Havelock North. More photos are on NZPA Images.
On arrival the fire was out of control in the stacked bins. While Napier 514 positioned in a driveway Taradale 5512 ran twin feeders from hydrants back in Havelock North.
Napier 514 then extended over the fire and within minutes had flattened it.
Taradale recently responded to a 3rd alarm Helicopter crash and 3rd alarm house fire.
Both Taradale appliances attended a 4th and then 3rd alarm fires in Hastings today.
Taradale 551 along with Napier 514 and 517 responded to a K99 house fire today. Thanks to John Cowpland of Alphapix for these photos from the fire. More of his images are on the NZPA website.
