Thieves stole equipment from the fire truck while crew members were responding to an emergency call. Photo / Facebook
The Palmerston North Fire Brigade is asking the public to come forward with any information that could lead them to the thieves who took some of their equipment.
A crew was attending a fire alarm call at Warehouse Stationary in Palmerston North just after midday today when "opportunistic" thieves saw
the chance to take some of their equipment.
"The crew were getting the equipment out of the lockers in the rear of the appliance when a vehicle pulled up," Mitchell Brown, Area Commander for the Manawatu, told the Herald.
While the fire crew was getting their equipment, an occupant got out of the car and took a "home fire safety visit kit", a valuable toolbox that includes, among other things, smoke alarms and a battery drill.
The brigade uses those tool kits to do house visits and check smoke alarms for the safety of the public.
