Archive for March, 2007

Car Yard Fire and Motorway Fatal MVC

Friday, March 23rd, 2007

Major news sites this morning carry stories about both the car yard fire and the fatal truck vs person on the motorway.

  • Car Yard Fire
  • Motorway Fatal MVC
  • Car Yard Fire (The Herald)
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    Sadly all the news reports refer 5512 as a hose leveller. . . If someone would explain how a hose leveller would work I’ll post it here. . .

    3rd Alarm Car Fires

    Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

    Both Taradale appliances were called to a 3rd alarm fire at a car wreckers in Wakefield Street, Napier, this afternoon.

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    Many thanks to John Cowpland for these images – view more of his images on the NZPA website

    Operation Maxwell

    Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

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    Photos from Operation Maxwell are being sorted for Fire & Rescue magazine currently. When done we will post advising what is happening with image sales/distribution

    Congratulations

    Sunday, March 11th, 2007

    Mike and Amy, married 10th March. What better way to arrive than in 551.

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    Grass Fire at River

    Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

    Here’s photos from the grass fire at the Tutaekuri River, 7th March 2007.

    Here a member of the public tackles the blaze with a dry-powder extinguisher
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    514, 551 and 5611 arrive
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    Young Scotty drags out the hose
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    Our estemed older members show they too can drag hose
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    Getting to work
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    No it’s not snow in March…. SSO Bristow inspects the foam
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    You’re looking rather clean Richard, did you do any work?
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