Fire Authorities of adjacent districts for the reinforcement between the
brigades at serious fires at least up to the standard set out in clause 5
of Part II of this Code. The Council recommends that, since this
service is likely to be reciprocal and required only infrequently, no
charge should be made between Authorities for reinforcement services,
except where assistance is required in excess of that laid down in the
Code. In this case no agreements for mutual assistance will exist with
respect to the more distant brigades, and the Council recommends the
payment of the appropriate attendance charges prescribed by the Fire
Services Regulations 1954.

OPERATIONS AT EMERGENCY FIRES

8. The emergency contemplated by the Act is the existence or
   threat of one or more fires arising from enemy attack, earthquake, major
   explosion, or forest fire which cannot be controlled by the local service
   even when reinforced under the supporting arrangements as defined in
   clause 7 of this Code. Long continued operation or standby duty in a
   threatened area may be necessary. The officers responsible for the
   control of operations at the scene may be so heavily engaged that the
   assembly of further reinforcements may be impracticable from within
   the emergency area, particularly as the normal system of communications
   may break down in emergency or become overloaded. The whole of
   New Zealand is divided into 16 regions each with a Regional Officer
   based on the following centres and individual Authorities will be advised
   of the region to which they are attached.

Region No. 1 Whangarei. Region No. 9 Wellington.
Region No. 2 Auckland. Region No. 10 Masterton.
Region No. 3 Hamilton. Region No. 11 Nelson.
Region No. 4 Rotorua. Region No. 12 Greymouth.
Region No. 5 Gisborne. Region No. 13 Christchurch.
Region No. 6 New Plymouth. Region No. 14 Timaru.
Region No. 7 Palmerston North. Region No. 15 Dunedin.
Region No. 8 Napier. Region No. 16 Invercargill.

A limited number of cities and large towns will also be established
as reinforcement or mobilization centres. The officer in charge in the
emergency area will notify the nearest mobilization centre with which
communication can be established of the nature of the emergency, the
number of appliances and any special equipment or personnel required,
and the place at which reinforcements are to report. It will be the
responsibility of the officer in charge at the mobilization centre to arrange
with the brigades conveniently located to send forward the plant,
equipment, and men required at the scene of emergency and to replace
appliances in towns denuded. He will detail a suitable officer to
proceed with all despatch to the reporting point in the emergency area
and to act for liaison purposes between the local controlling officer
and the reinforcements. He will, at the same time, report the existence
of the emergency to the Chief Fire Service Officer, who will either
himself proceed to the emergency area and take control of the reinforce-
ment units, or appoint a senior officer to do so. In the event of the
Chief Fire Service Officer or his deputy not being available, the
Regional Officer will act in his stead. Except in case of war, when
the Chief Fire Service Officer or his appointee will control, the local
officer holding responsibility under the Act will be in charge of the
operation, unless he decides to delegate his responsibilities for the time
being to a more experienced fire officer.

OUT-DISTRICT FIRE PROTECTION

9. The above arrangements will apply so as to provide protection
   to all rural areas adjacent to the fire district which are situated within
   the limits of brigade attendance defined for Class E and Class F risks.

CO-ORDINATION WITH INDUSTRIAL FIRE BRIGADES AND WITH RURAL FIRE
SERVICES ESTABLISHED UNDER THE FOREST AND RURAL FIRES
ACT 1947

10. The Council will, on the application of or by agreement with
    the employer of any industrial fire brigade whose organization and
    equipment it deems satisfactory for that purpose, authorize the inclusion
    of the brigade under and for all or any of the purposes of the co-
    ordination schemes and in every such case the employer will function
    as if he were an Urban Fire Authority and the brigade as if it were
    a volunteer brigade operating pursuant to an agreement with an Urban
    Fire Authority under section 42 of the Act. The financial conditions
    under which any such service is to be given will be determined by the
    agreement between the employer and either the Council or the rural
    local authority or rural Fire Authority in whose district the service is
    to be given.