✨ Fire Service Attendance
PART II—TIME FACTORS AND ATTENDANCE OF
APPLIANCES ON RECEIPT OF FIRE CALLS
- The Fire Service must be organized so as to provide for service
to be available twenty-four hours of the day every day of the year.
The following table, based on the minimum attendance of appliances
that should respond in the first instance on receipt of a fire call, sets
out what in the Council's opinion should be the objective of Fire
Authorities in providing that service. An exception would be made
where the nature of the call indicates more exactly the response required.
The expression “first attendance” means the appliance or appliances
which are sent in response to the initial fire call. “Reinforcing
appliances” means additional appliances sent to a fire in response to
a request from the officer in charge for assistance.
FIRST ATTENDANCE APPLIANCES
| Risk Category | Number of Appliance for First Attendance | Approximate Time for Attendance of Appliances |
|---|---|---|
| First | ||
| A | 3 | 5 minutes |
| B | 2 | 6 minutes |
| C | 2 | 8 minutes |
| D | 1 | 10 minutes |
| E | 1 | 15 minutes |
| F | 1 | 25 minutes |
- As a rough guide, the effective radius which could be served from
one station on the above time attendance basis would be:
| Risk Category | Brigade Turn-out in | Cover Effective Within |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 minute | 1½ miles |
| B | 1 minute | 2 miles |
| C | 1 minute | 3½ miles |
| D | 3 minutes | 3½ miles |
| E | 5 minutes | 5 miles |
| F | 5 minutes | 10 miles |
REINFORCING APPLIANCES
- In addition to providing for the first attendance of one or more
appliances as above, it will be necessary to provide also for the attendance
of additional appliances in support, if necessary, from adjacent brigades,
to be summoned by the officer in charge of the fire in case of need.
In the case of the larger towns and any major fire risks the first
reinforcing appliance should be able to reach the fire within ten minutes,
and in not more than fifteen minutes elsewhere in the areas above the
E category.
| Risk Category | First Attendance Appliances | Total Appliances Required | Reinforcing Appliances Required | Approximate Maximum Time Limit for Reinforcing Appliance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 12 | 9 | 20 minutes |
| B | 2 | 6 | 4 | 20 minutes |
| C | 2 | 5 | 3 | 20 minutes |
| D | 1 | 4 | 3 | 30 minutes |
| E | 1 | 3 | 2 | 30 minutes |
| F | 1 | 3 | 2 | 45 minutes |
SECOND CALL APPLIANCES
- In all areas provision should be made to some extent against
the contingency of two fire calls being received simultaneously or of a
second fire call being received while appliances are already in attendance
at a fire. In A and B risk areas the provision should consist of one
appliance capable of providing an attendance at any point within
approximately six minutes. In the more scattered and extensive C, D,
and E risk areas the possibility of a second call is more remote, and
where it is not possible to provide another appliance from an adjoining
area in sufficient time, steps should be taken to ensure that some
arrangements exist for immediate attendance of men and equipment,
if necessary, on an improvised basis and that the brigade already at the
fire can be informed so that if possible an appliance not immediately
required at the fire can be redirected to the second call. This can be
done by ensuring that telephone communication is maintained between
the scene of the fire and the fire station. Those brigades equipped with
radio on their appliances should be in constant communication for this
purpose.
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VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1954, No 30
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NZ Gazette 1954, No 30
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