apparently the country has had 2 distinct types of fire services - the
NZFS and the Rural fire forces - their stations look the same (mostly
2 bays) - and the rigs are mostly the same size - but I suspect the
difference is that the NZFS have SCBA and turnout gear etc - while the
Rural Fire Forces just have jump suits and trucks set up for wildfire
fighting (no SCBA, no ladders, no force entry gear, etc)

NZFS have pagers - Rural just has cellphones or phone callouts (maybe)
- both have VHF and maybe UHF radios

of course the Rural stations are in some tiny communities - some with
maybe just 20 homes

Ambulance is an entirely different kettle of fish

On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 6:05 PM, Peter Szerlagi <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1610/S00411/consultation-opens-on-new-fire-levy-rate.htm
>
> they are merging all the FDs and the costs are going UP

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