Taradale Volunteer Fire Brigade

Taradale 5512 responded to a 2nd alarm structure fire at Valentines Restaurant, Tennyson Street, Napier, on the morning of the 14th May.

More photos with NZPA.

Early Saturday morning Taradale responded both appliances to the 3rd alarm fire at Napier Pine, Tyne St, Pandora. If you have a photo of this fire we could use on the website please contact us.

From the factory fire a few images of our firefighters in action

Taradale 5512 arrives and feeds water to the Napier Appliances

551 gets setup with the deck monitor

Photos from this fire are now online here.

2007 had less big calls than previous years. The big ones were:

Calls #51 & 53, 22nd March. 2nd then 3rd alarm at car wreckers yard, Wakefield St, Napier

Thanks to John Cowpland of Alphapix

Call #55, 28th March. Hoselayer to a petrol tanker rolled in Nuhaka

Call #62, 18th April. Shops on fire Symonds Lane

Call #73, 7th May. 2nd Alarm at Club 100 in Dalton St, Napier

Call #91, 13th June. 2nd Alarm laundry fire at Archies Bunker Backpackers, Herschell St, Napier.

Call #106, 28th July. Large vegetation fire up Mt Cameron, Dartmoor Road.

Thanks to John Cowpland of Alphapix

Call #179, 21st December. Hoselayer to Gisborne as part of task force following Earthquake.

Thanks to John Cowpland of Alphapix