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July /August 2006 Issue No. 21 Fire & Rescue is the flagship publication of the New Zealand Fire Service. It is produced by Media, Promotions and Communications, National Headquarters, Level 9, 80 The Terrace, Wellington. Editor: Iain Butler Front cover: A scene from the Take Control video re-enacting a car crash. Story on page 6. Picture: John Cowpland Back cover: Can you spot the firefighter? The latest ad in the home sprinkler campaign. Picture: Saatchi & Saatchi We welcome contributions from Fire Service personnel and their families. Email stories and digital pictures to: fire.rescue@fire.org.nz (Pictures need to be at least 1MB) Post written material and celluloid photos, or photo CDs to: Fire & Rescue magazine, PO Box 2133, Wellington. (These will be returned on request) If you just have an idea or have an upcoming event you would like Fire & Rescue to cover, call Iain Butler on (04) 496 3675. Fire & Rescue is on-line at: www.fire.org.nz ISSN: 1176-6670 All material in Fire & Rescue magazine is copyrighted and may not be reproduced without the permission of the editor. 6 12 Training Wet, cool, dirty and greasy: sounds like fun ..........................3 Tunnel vision ............................................................................................3 Trucks The south pumped up about new tenders ...........................4 Road crash special Cruise control .........................................................................................6 Flying the flag .........................................................................................8 A crash course in land transport emer gencies....................8 “No butter” to stop Coasters being toast .............................9 Fatal attraction continues ............................................................10 Don’t go towards the light! .........................................................10 Down to the wire ..............................................................................11 Sorry, we’re closed ............................................................................12 The rain, the rain has overflowed the drain .......................13 Events Open for business .............................................................................14 Johnny on the spot ...........................................................................16 The home show must go on .......................................................16 Awards Birthday presents ..............................................................................17 Survey Caught in the FireNet ....................................................................18 Obituaries Alexander (Peter) Tinnock John David “Bubble” Carter .........................................................20 Fire safety Wise councils – sprinkler ideas part 2 ................................21 Feeling the burn .................................................................................21 Fun & Games Forging friendships ...........................................................................22 Scottie’s corner The snowman scarecrow ..............................................................24 Gazette Notices ...........................................................................................26–30 Appointments .....................................................................................31 14 16 13 22
Wet, cool, dirty and greasy: sounds like fun Crews from Onehunga, Mt Roskill and Remuera met recently at Devonport Naval Base training establishment for a “Hot and Cold” training and team- building day. Damage control on a full scale moving mock-up ship provided the cold and wet side of it and ship fire fighting followed in the static mock-up. SO Brendon Wood complete with thermal imaging camera, preparing to enter the fire with crew. Tunnel vision Wellington firefighters saw a bit of light and a lot of tunnel as part of a training exercise in June. The exercise simulated a fire in Mt Victoria Tunnel, the 75-year-old link between the city and the eastern suburbs. Firefighters poured smoke into the tunnel to test the fire detection systems. While these worked, firefighters found the communication systems struggled in the concrete depths of the tunnel. Mt Victoria Tunnel carries the bulk of airport to city traffic and, with only one lane each way, is susceptible to logistical headaches in the event of an emergency. Story and pictures by Peter Mills Pictures: courtesy of FF Morris Training A group shot after successfully saving the ship without anyone drowning. One scene was wet and cool and the other was greasy, dirty and warm. Both flammable liquid and solid fuel type fires formed the scenarios that met crews entering the hot fire section. This after working under vastly different conditions in the team building “damage control” side of the day. The moving mock-up simulated a sinking, shrapneldamaged ship. Nobody seemed to complain though: rather the reverse. We came away with the same number of staff as arrived and that is always an advantage. The New Zealand Fire Service Magazine July/August 2006 3
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