Mapua Volunteer fire news
Dec 2022 to Jan 23 call outs
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17 Dec 18:21 medical on Awa Awa Rd, not needed.
18 Dec 11:59 investigate smoke in area of Bronte Rd. Nothing found
Calls for 2022 = 78
1 Jan 01:02 alarm activation Motueka RSA. Nothing found, defective unit
4 Jan 01:06 alarm activation Mapua school. Nothing found. Defective unit
4 Jan 15:34 Smouldering rubbish fire on Mapua Dr, brigade put out.
Call outs for the year = 3
Safety Tip – Be safe.
Clean and check your smoke alarms
We would like congratulate Eileen Thawley for being rewarded a Queen’s Service Medal (QSM) for service to Fire and Emergency New Zealand at the Mapua Volunteer Fire Brigade.
Eileen has the role of operational support. She Can do most tasks that a firefighter can do expect Hazmat & Fire.
Eileen has been involved for 29 years help with photos, cleaning, treasurer, watches over the station when we get a call out and mother hen.
Congratulate Eileen well deserved
Summary of calls last year in the Mapua call out area
Structure 2 eg chimney fire
Vegetation 2 eg were a area of land had brunt
Other fire 12 eg bonfire, rubbish
Medical 5 eg CPR
Special service calls 2 eg power lines
False alarms 12 eg defective alarm at a school
Assist public 6 eg child locked in car
Vehicle accident 6 eg car in ditch
Total calls in area 47
Calls to assist other brigade 31
Total calls for the year 78
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for fire permits go to - www.checkitsalright.nz...
Poll: Are our Kiwi summer holidays helping us recharge, or holding the economy back? ☀️🥝
There’s growing debate about whether New Zealand’s extended Christmas break (and the slowdown that comes with it) affects productivity.
Tracy Watkins has weighed in ... now it’s your turn. What’s your take? 🤔
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72.7% We work hard, we deserve a break!
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15.9% Hmm, maybe?
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11.4% Yes!
Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
Brain Teaser of the Day 🧠✨ Can You Solve It? 🤔💬
How many balls of string does it take to reach the moon?
(Peter from Carterton kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Peter!)
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