News Story
After a slow start, members of Auckland OSU were kept busy assisting the NZ Fire Service at emergency events throughout December and January, with 12 calls logged between Christmas Eve and New Years Eve, and a further 32 calls during the month of January. This total includes significant fire calls in Otahuhu, Onehunga & Green Bay, HAZMAT calls in Parnell, Kingsland and Epsom and Motor Vehicle Accidents (MVAs) in Penrose, Massey and Torbay.
More recently a few of our members have been amongst the members of the public who have been witness to (and part of the first response to) incidents as they've occurred, and our Unit has subsequently attended MVAs in Henderson and Ellerslie as a result. Aucklands unusual Summer weather pattern has also seen us turned out a few times to assist with effects-of-weather; as recently as Friday members responded to Riverhead to assist with arcing power lines and the hazard posed to traffic as a result.
In other news, a period of reduced business during January (awarded by Brigade management in recognition of the period of intensive operations during the last few months of 2011) was ended with our 2012 training kickoff on Monday, entailing a refresh and review of many of our core skills. A full calendar of training events is already published and the Unit looks forward to an exciting year ahead.
