News Story
2014 ended with the Brigade having responded to a total of 574 emergency call-outs during the year. House fires accounted for 101 of these, while a similar number involved other buildings and structures. There were 194 responses to motor vehicle accidents. "The statistics show a consistent year-on-year increase in calls for our support services", says Chief Fire Officer, Glenn Teal, "and we know our attendance continues to be appreciated, with gratitude passed on through emails and personally, such as the thanks conveyed by senior Fire Service Executives and Rural Fire Officers just last week at the 5th Alarm call at Cornwallis".
Our Brigade didn't have to wait long after midnight for its first call of 2015. It was just an hour and a half into the New Year when members were turned out to a serious 2-car motor vehicle accident in the western suburb of Te Atatu. Among other duties, we maintained roadblocks until the injured had been cut free of the wreckage and removed to hospital, police investigations were completed, the vehicles recovered and the road cleaned of debris.
