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.
Yesterday’s notice (below) from District Commander Mackereth once again highlights the dire state of the Fire and Emergency fleet.
There are currently NO relief aerials available in the country to replace the Parnell aerial that has suffered a steering malfunction.
Due to a casual vacancy, we are calling for nominations for the position of: HAMILTON LOCAL PRESIDENT
I declare Phillip Swatridge elected to the position of Timaru Local President.