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Snapshots A smart new look for “Remers” The long wait was fi nally over for Remuera crews when they moved into their brand new station in early May. The new building replaced the old station, built in the 1920s on the same site. During the construction phase the Remuera crews were relocated to the nearby City Fire Station as well as occupying a day time base in their fi rst pump area. Auckland City East chief fi re offi cer Russell Wood said crews had played a signifi cant role in the design and planning for the new station and the end result was something they could all be proud of. “What they have created is an attractive, modern and functional work environment that will enhance the way fi refi ghters go about their work.” The station was also eagerly anticipated by the wider community with regular enquiries as to when the building was due for completion and when crews would return. Photo chief fi re offi cer Russell Wood National training facility An impression of the new $10.2 million Fire Service training facility at Rotorua. The facility will train more than 1500 career and volunteer fi refi ghters a year. It is due to be fi nished in January 2006 and host its fi rst recruit course starting in April 2006. The complex replaces dispersed training facilities currently provided in a converted warehouse and other ad-hoc locations that no longer meet the training needs of a modern fi re and rescue service. It will house the only compartmentalised, structural live fi re training facility in New Zealand allowing training around entry, extinguishing and fi re control techniques and fi re behaviour understanding. It will also be used for specialist training such as fi re/arson investigation, technical rescue methods and multi-agency incident management techniques. 22 Issue No. 9 A morning tea and station tour for immediate neighbours was planned as a way of thanking them for their patience during the construction phase. The offi cial opening is planned for October 15 to be run in conjunction with a Remuera market day community event.
Photo Chief Fire Offi cer Roy Breeze Emergency services band together to tackle road deaths World Crash Rescue Challenge & Staying Alive expo More than 100 brand new cars will be demolished as crash rescue competition experts from throughout the world vie for the top spot. Teams from Spain, Germany, the UK and US will head for Mystery Creek, near Hamilton, in October to compete in the Australasian and world finals of the World Crash Rescue Challenge. And while fi refi ghters are showing off their rescue skills by cutting up and destroying 150 brand new Holden cars, New Zealand’s emergency services and other agencies will present a four-day Staying Alive Expo. One of the organisers is Hamilton chief fi re offi cer Roy Breeze. Roy says the idea is to take the opportunity of the rescue challenge to expose members of the public to how emergency services and related organisations work to save people’s lives. The aim is to raise awareness and show people how to be better prepared should an emergency or major disaster strike. The theme for the expo is be rescued or be the rescuer. “Already this year the Waikato has experienced more than 40 fatalities on our roads, compared to 13 for the whole of last year. As a Fire Service we respond to about 2000 incidents a year where we have to rescue people from crashed cars in New Zealand.” The theme for the expo is be rescued or be the rescuer. Demonstrations will range from line rescue and urban search and rescue to car crashes, live fi res and fi rearm safety. All major emergency services will take part, along with other Snapshots organisations who work to prevent accidents of all types and maintain health and safety in New Zealand. Local authorities, ACC, road safety organizations and other services will be involved in promoting the event, Roy says. “One of the things we want to do is take on the FireWise philosophy, which is in order to get a message through, you have to talk to the children.” Thirty local schools have expressed interest in attending and organisers suspect this number will to grow. “The expo will be the largest combined effort of emergency services to work towards developing public resilience, awareness and prevention through a wide range of emergencies.” Organisers are looking for help from throughout the Fire Service. Roy would be keen to hear if you can assist. The expo and crash rescue challenge will be held October 8-15, 2005. The New Zealand Fire Service Magazine May/June 2005 23
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