FIREWISE PRESENTATION

NEW ZEALAND FIRE SERVICE

Role of the New Zealand Fire Service• Safety - Rubbish Fires, Cooking Fires, Matches & Lighters• Smoke Alarms• Extinguishers• Escape Plans• Recruitment

Role of NZFS

• Provide first response to essentially all emergency situations that aren't handled by police and ambulance

• Carry out extrications and rescues

• Contain hazardous substance spills

• Motor vehicle accidents, apply first aid

• Assist during natural disasters

• Fight fires

Safety

• Road rules – keeping left, slow down and STOP!!

• Matches & Lighters – keep all matches/lighters up high and out of sight and reach of children.

• False Alarms – Nuisance, time consuming. Manual Call Points Should not be activated if YOU want a break!!!

Safety

• Smoking in bed is dangerous

• Use a solid ashtray to stub out butts, soak butts with water before throwing away

• Don’t burn rubbish – you risk getting fined by your local council: more than 2 callouts you will be fined $1000.00

• UMU – contact local fire station

Kitchen Safety

• 25% of house fires start in the kitchen

• Cooking No.1 fire danger in your house

• Never leave unattended

• If oil or fat is smoking turn off heat

• Put out fat fire with a pot lid or oven tray…..NEVER carry outside

• Keep LOOKING while your COOKING!!

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2 minute talu ona amata le mu

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4 minute talu ona amata le mu

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8 minute talu ona amata le mu, taunuu alii tinei-mu

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Smoke Alarms

• Most Fire fatalities occur in homes mainly while people are sleeping. Fire is quiet and fast, if you’re asleep you cant smell smoke

• Sound is the best way to wake up a person from a deep sleep.

• Smoke particles break a circuit in the smoke detector which triggers a loud warning signal and keeps sounding until the smoke clears

Smoke Alarms

• Installed in every bedroom plus the lounge and hallways

• Don't put them in the kitchen, garage or bathrooms unless they are specially designed smoke alarms for those areas. Heat detectors are available for the kitchen.

Smoke AlarmsMaintenance

• Clean with Vacuum Cleaner once a month

• Test pushing in test button

• Change batteries every year (Daylight Savings, New Years, birthday)

• Short ‘beep’ indicates battery going flat

• Change smoke alarms every 10 years

Fire Extinguishers:When to operate

• To be used when everyone has evacuated and accounted for at a safe meeting place

• Fire Service has been called

• Safe? considering size and location of fire

• Access to fire is unrestricted and a safe retreat is possible at all times

• Don’t put yourself or others at risk, LIFE is more important than property

Fire ExtinguishersInstallation

• C02 (Electrical) and Dry Powder (Oil fat)

• Should be wall mounted above the normal reach of children, and in or near the kitchen

• If it is in the kitchen, don't put it to close to the stove or cooking surfaces.

• Ideally have another extinguisher in the garage and one in the car.

Fire Extinguishers Operation

• P ull the pin

• T est

• A im

• S queeze

• S weep

Operate from about 2-3 metres away

Escape Plans

• Everyone in the family needs to understand the Escape Plan & Practice escaping from each room in the house by the two exits every 3-6 months

• Remember : Have working smoke alarms,*Know 2 exits from each room*Doors and windows clear*Keys in deadlocks at all time when at home*Have an outside meeting place (letterbox, special tree) *Make special plans for young kids and elderly people GET OUT! STAY OUT!

Recruitment

• Initial application – (C.V) we receive approx 600 applications and approx 400 are short listed

• Cognitive test - basic literacy, mathematical skills and to assess an applicant’s ability to solve problems relative to the demands of the role.

Recruitment

• Physical Pre Entry Testing (PPT) same day - 8 job related scenarios (8 minutes and 15 seconds), an aerobic capacity test and 4 tests of general strength and endurance.

• Practical Assessment Course (PAC DAY)

Involves 10 different workstations that run for 20 min intervals and other exercises.

Recruitment

• Formal Interview Demonstrate 5 Competencies. Interviewed by a 2 or 3 person panel

• Medical Check Full Medical examination paid for by Fire Service

• Reference & Security Checks Police Screening, checking of criminal and traffic convictions

Recruitment

• Final Acceptance Revalidate 2-4 weeks prior to training course commencing.

• Recruit Training Course Only 25 candidates are accepted on each 12 week training course. All costs for accommodation and meals are met by NZFS. Regular theory and practical assessments are conducted during the course to ensure that trainees are meeting the required competency levels at the various stages of the course.

Thank You

George Siaosi Toelau

Qualified Firefighter

Mauola Vaeono

Senior Firefighter