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Hastings, Hawera. Hokitika. Invercargill. Kaiapoi. Kaitangata. j Lawrence. Levin. Alasterton. Milton. Napier. p , New fV Oamaru. Ohakune Otaki : : I 1 ymou • 1 ] Brigades, total strength of .. 20 20 30 21 12 10 10 14 22 13 35 26 17 15 15 Fire -stations — Residential ......1 1 •• 1 1 .. .. 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 Non-residential .. .... .. 5 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2 Circuits (C.), boxes (B.).. .. .. 2 (C.), 20 (B.) .. .. .. .. .. 1 (C.), 6 (B.) 6 (C.), 16 (B.) .. 3 (C.), 25 (B.) 2 (C.), 27 (B.) Automatic, private .. .. .. 1 ■■ 7 .. .. .. .. 1 Telephones (points) ....3 2 10 5 1 .. .. 3 2 2 5 4 5 1 Motors — Hose-and-ladder tenders (h.p.) .. 1 (40) 1 (35) .. 1 (35) .. .. .. 1 (22) .. 1 (22) .. 1 (22) .. 1 (22) First-aid, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 1 (30) .. .. .. .. 1 (22) .. .. 1 (25) .. .. 1 (30) 1 (40) Pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. .. . • • • 1 (60) 1 (22) .. .. .. .. .. 1 (35) X (60) .. j / 36 \ Trailer First-aid, pump, hose-and-ladder .. 1 (40) .. 1 (65) .. .. .. .. 1 (40) .. 2 (45', 65') ' (h.p.) V General utility .. .. .. • ■ • • 1 (20) .... .. .. .. ! .. I Petrol-electric, ladders (height) .. .. .. .. ■ ■ .. .. .. .. .. j Fire-engines, sfeam (g.p.m.) .. .. .. 1 (380) & .. 1(300) .. .. .. 1 (300) j •• .. .. 1 (400) Motor 2 manuals Chemical-engines, hand-drawn (gals.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 (60) .. I .. .. .. 1 (0Q\ Hose-carts, reels, hand-drawn ..3 2 5 .. 1 2 2 1 21 2 1 1 .. 1 Ladders — | Motor-traction (height).. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. Extension (height) (on motor*) .. 1 (35', 25') 2(35')* 1(30') 2 (50', 30')* 1(30')* i .. .. 1(26')* 2 (30', 35')* 1(16')* 3 (60'; 2,35')* 3(50', 35', 30')* 1(36')* I! 1(24') Single, coupling (total length) .. 3 (47') 6 (110') 3 (59') 2 (32') 3 (24') 1 (20') 2 (49') 4 (40') 5 (59') 1 (25') | 14 (200') 4 (54') 3 (64') 2 (32') 2 (24') Jumping-sheets .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. Smoke - jackets (J.), helmets (H.) 2 (M.) 1 (H.) .. 1 (H.) .. .. .. .. .. j .. 2 (H.) | 2 (H.) 1 (H.) masks (M.) I Hand-pumps 2 2 2 3 1 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 Hand chemical extincteurs 2 2 2 10 2 .. 2 2 2 ! 3 5 j 7 1 4 Portable standpipes — j Ratchet valves .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 '21.. lj .. 1 Double heads .. .. .. 5 3 5 2 ..j.. 1 1 3 2 13 7 5 .. 2 Single heads .. .. .. .. 2 2 8 .. 2 3 2 1 2 ..!.. Hose — | II Rubber-lined (diameter) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j 100' (1") .. i 200' (24") Unlined (diameter) .. .. 2,500' (2£") 2,200' (2|") 2,500' (2}") 6,500' (2f) 2,400' (2J") 1,600' (2**) 1,200' (2£') 2,000' (2J") 2,000' (2i") i 1,100' (2|") 8,900' (2£") 5,250' (2V) 2,700' (2*") 2,000' (24') 1,000 V (2A") Water-supply (P. = pumping; P. and G. P. and G. G. P. and G. .. ! G. G. G. G. [ P. and G. P. and G. 0. G. Creeks and; G. G. = gravitation) I (partial) | ! races I Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 120-135 34-74 100-105 45 River and j 70 65-80 90-110 75-85 | 50-60 65-139 j 100-120 90-100 .. | 125-135 sumps