On Tuesday 2 August the Union blacked the above appliance. Given the long list of faults and failures of this appliance, the Union was forced to take this action.
We considered the risk to firefighters and to the public was too high.
Members need to keep reporting faults and failures to Chris Lind who is co-ordinating the spreadsheet of faults and failures.
Members are advised that due to the latest COVID-19 announcement from the Government, the Auckland Local has postponed our Annual General Meeting until Wednesday 3 November.
It has been brought to the Auckland Local’s attention that it has been discovered that the TFT 25mm Gforce hosereel nozzles are designed to a European specification, which is for low pressure nozzles, and have a maximum working pressure of 16 bar (1600 kPa) instead of the hose reel pressure version specified at 40 bar (4000 kPa).
I hereby declare: Bradley Kenneth Johnston, Elected Invercargill Local Vice President.