News Story
It's been a busy time for our Brigade with no fewer than 26 calls since Wednesday. "We always expect a few more calls than average around Guy Fawkes", says Acting Chief Fire Officer, Ric Carlyon, "but 26 calls is exceptional and is probably our busiest five day period ever". It busy time began with 7 calls on Wednesday - 3 structure fires including 2 Second Alarms, 2 motor accidents and a gas leak. Then on Thursday there were 2 house fires (one a Third Alarm) before a string of 6 calls on Friday. These included twice mobilising the Canteen in support of a scrub fire on Browns Island in the Hauraki Gulf, 2 building fires and 2 serious motor accidents. Guy Fawkes weekend didn't let up with a further 5 calls on Saturday 5th... with two turnouts to bush on fire on the cliff face, Ladies Bay, a house fire in Clover Park, a standby alert at Auckland Airport and a car crash in Glenfield. Today, Sunday's calls began in the small hours with a car crash in Waterview followed soon after by an apartment fire in Albany. Then, lunchtime, a blaze in a downtown apartment with, at the same time, a turnout to a house fire in Mangere. Members were still at that call when others responded to another house fire, this time at Northcote. Early evening, and the third house fire of the day in Henderson where a two-storeyed dwelling was well alight.
