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11 Petono. Chalmers Rotorua. ! Taumarunni. Tauranga. Te Aroha. 1 Timaru. Walhi. Waitara. Wanganui. Westport. Whangarei. Totals. Brigades, total strength of .. j 26 17 13 19 22 17 16 23 16 15 34 22 | 20 870 Fire-stations — Residential ...... 2 1 .. 1 11 1 111 2 ill 46 Non-residential .. .. 1 .. 2 1 11 ..J .. ■ .. 1 .. .. 1 27 Fire-alarms — Circuits (C.), boxes (B.).. .. 1 (C.), 9 (B.) 1 (C.), 17 (B.) .. 3(C.),16(B.) .. .. 1 (B.) 6 <C.), 27 (B.) .. .. 9 (C.), 86 (B.) .. 1 (C.), 2 (B.) 106 (C.),891 (B.) Automatic, private .. .. 1 .. .. .. .... .. 21.. 14 ■ .. 170 Telephones (points) .... 2 1 .. 2 4 2 4 3 7 J 3 4 [ 4 146 Motors — Hose-and-ladder tenders (h.p.) .. 1 (25) 1 (30) .. 1 (50) 1 (22) .. 1 (22) .. 1 (22) j 1 (22) 2 (60, 20) 1 (35) 1 (22) 33 First-aid, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. .. .. 1(22) .. .. 1(22) .. .. .. j •• 1 (40) .. .. 25 Pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 1 (50) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 (60) | | .. .. .. •• 8 & 3 Trailers. First-aid, pump, hose-and-ladder 1 (35) 1 (40) .. 1 (35) .. I .. 1 (45) .. ] .. 2 (60, 35) .. .. 14 ( h -P-) , I • „ General utility .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 1 (22) .. I .. 7 Petrol-electric, ladders (height) .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. | .. I .. .. .. .. 3 Fire-engines, steam (g.p.m.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .'. .. 1 (300) .. 7 & 2 Manuals. Chemical-engines, hand-drawn (gals.) .. .. .. .. .. .. ' .. .. .. .. .. 4 Hose-carts, reels, hand-drawn 2 1 2 2 2 2 111 2 j 1 .. 1 j 1 63 Ladders — Motor-traction (height).. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. 3 Extension (height) (on motor*) .. 3(60',35',30')* 1 (35')* 1 (26')* 2 (35')* 1 (26')* 1 (34')* 1 (30')* 1 2 (60', 30')* 1 (30')* 1 (30')* 3(60', 35', 30')* 1 (28')* 1 (50') 66 Single, coupling (total length) .. 9(106') 4(32') 1(20') 3(61') 2(20') 2(55') 4(55') 4(55') 2(42') 2(35') 4(52') 2(47') 2(55') 151 Jumping-sheets .. .. .. 1 1.. 1 .. .. .. 1.. .. 2 .. .. 21 Smoke - jackets (J.), helmets (H.), .. 1 (H.) .. 1 (H.) 1 (H.) .. .. 2 (H.) • ■ • • 2 (H.) .. 2 (M.) 4 (J.), 25 (H.), masks (M.) I 15 (M.) Hand-pumps ......2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 79 Hand chemical extineteurs .. 5 2 .. 4 2 .. 2 \ 4 j 3 4 2 2 116 Portable standpipes — Ratchet valves .... 1 2 1 1 .. .. 114 .. 3 6 2 .. 62 Double heads ...... 5 2 2 1 3 4 2 j 4 3 .. 7 4 4 155 Single heads ...... 4 5 .. 5 1 1 1 .. 2 4 2 69 Hose — Rubber-lined (diameter) .. .. .. 160' (1") 200' (2J") .. 180' (f) .. 180' (#") ! .. ! .. 110' (2£") .. .. 4,600' (2f"), 710' (W) UnHned (diameter) .. .. 5,000' 4,100' (2|") 1,450' (2£") 1,850' (2£") 2,400' (2|") 2,300' (2£") 2,000' (2|") 3,000' (2£") j 1,800' (2J")| 1,500' (2J") 12,000' (2£") 2,300' (2J") 2,000' (2$') 35,100' (2f), | ! i 113,350' (2J*) Water - supply (P. = p u m p i n g; G. P. and G. G. G. G. G. G. G. j G. G. G. G. G. j G. = gravitation) Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 40-75 51-72 110-150 ! 60-64 100-125 75-110 120-125 70-75 90-100 90-120 100-140 90-125 150-165