Emergency Calls as of March 4: 52.
The brigade last week took delivery of our new 2023 Hino water tanker, which is effectively identical to the old one but bright red, just like a fire truck should be, instead of yellow. One bright spark commented that this one is fully ripened.
Water capacity is 6800 litres, which doesn’t sound much for a tanker but is generally sufficient for our needs and is in fact ideal for our area as it is usually capable of accessing orchard shelterbelt fires.
The old tanker is only four years old, and we believe is being cascaded to the Waipara Fire Brigade in Canterbury.
