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5. Summary.-Personel, Plant, and Appliances-continued.

Oamaru. ! Ohakune. Onehunga. j Opotiki. Otaki. Pahiatua. t '^Vortlf 01 ' Petone. Chalmers Pukekohe. Rotorua. | Taumarunui. Tauranga. I II I i | ; I j ' ; I Brigades, total strength of .... 17 14 18 12 J 16 16 25 18 15 14 19 18 i 16 Fire-stations — Residential ...... 1 1 1 .. 1 1 2 1 .. 1 1 11 Non-residential ...... 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 1 1 Fire-alarms — Circuits (C), boxes (B) .. .. .. 2 (C), 34 (B) .. .. .. 5 (C), 50 (B) 1 (C), 20 (B) .. .. 3 (C), 24 (B) .. 1 (C), 8 (B) Automatic, private .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. Telephones (points) ...... 5 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 .. 3 2 4 2 Motors — Hose-and-ladder tenders (h.p.) .. .. 1 (20) .. 1 1(20) 1 (20) 1 (25) 1 (30) .. 1 (20) 1 (50). 2 (20, 18) : First-aid, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 1 (40) .. 1 (40) .. ! .. .. , .. .. 1 (22) .. .. .. 1 (23) Pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. .. 1 (30) Trailer .. . . . j 1 (60) First-aid, pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) 1 (45) .. . . .. .. j 1 (35) 1 (36) .. .. 1 (35) General utility .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j Petrol-electric ladders (height) Fire-engines, steam (g.p.m.) .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j Hose-carts, reels (band-drawn) 1 .. 1 1 1 1 2 1 2,1 2 2 2 Ladders — Motor-traction (height) .. .. • ■ •. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Extension (height) (on motors*) .. 2 (30', 35')* 1(36')* 1(35')* 1(35')* 1(26')* 1(24')* 3 (60', 30', 22')* 1(35') 1(26')* j 1(28')* 2(35')* 2 (26', 30')* 1(34')* Single, coupling (total height) .. 2(38') 2(32') 4(78') 1(25') 2(24') 2(40') 10(116') 5(43') 1(20') 1(25') 3(61') 3(45') 3(36') J umping-sheets .. .. ■■ •• 1 .. .. 1 1 1 Smoke jackets (J), helmets (H), masks 1 (H) .. 2 (H), 6 (M) .. .. .. 1(H) 1 (H) .. .. 1 (H) 1 (H) (M) ! Hand-pumps ...... 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 Hand chemical extincteurs .... 1 2 3 2 -1 1 1 5 .. 2 4 4 Portable standpipes — Ratchet valves ...... 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 1 1 Double heads ...... 5 .. 4 3 .. 4 5 2 2 2 2 4 4 Single heads ...... 2 1 .. .. .. .. 3 5 .. .. 5 .. 1 Hose — Rubber-lined (diameter) .. .. .. .. 100' (2J") • • • • .. .. 300' (2J") .. .. 350' (2J") Unlined (diameter) .. .. 2,900' (2J") 1,400' (2§") 3,000' (2J") 1,000' (2}') 1,800' (2J") 1,550' (2£") 5,000' (2J") 4,000' (2J") 1,300' (2J-") 1,500' (2J") 1,500' (2J") 1,800' (2J-") 2,000' (2J») Rubber, first-aid (diameter) .. 180' (f") .. 240' (f") .. .. .. 120' (f") 120' (f") 140' (1") .. 160' (J") .. 120' (J") Water - supply (P = pumping; G = G Creeks and P and G P G G G P and G G G G G G gravitation) races Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 90-100 .. 100-110 140 110-135 60-65 Uncertain 40-65 110-150 85-100 60-64 100-125 i 70-80 _ ' J I • 1