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-—— Te Aroha. Te Awamutu. ! Timaru. Wailii. j "Waipukurau. Wairoa. Waitara, | Wanganui. "Wellington. Westport. | Whangarei. Totals. | ! ! ' , I f i Brigades, total strength of .. .. 16 15 24 15 16 17 16 29 ; 78 21 19 1,115 Fire-stations — Residential ......1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 1 1 64 Non-residential .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3 -. .. 26 Circuits (C), boxes (B) .. .. 2 (C), 3 (B) .. 6 (C), 28 (B) 4 (C), 14 (B) 1 (C), 5 (B) .. .. 9 (C), 88 (B) 18(C), 120(B) .. 2(B) 157 (C), 1,344 (B) Automatic, Drivate .. .. I .. I 2 1 .. .. .. 22 74 .. .. 293 Telephones (points) 4 | 2 | • 3 7 2 1 1 j 3 8 4 4 152 Motors — Hose-and-ladder tenders (h.p.) .. 1 (20) ! 1 (20) .. 1 (20) 1 (20) 1 (20) 1 (20) 2 (60-20) 5 (23-35) 2 (35, 28) 1 (22) 46 First-aid, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. I . • • • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 (45) 24 Pnmp, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. .. i .. 1 (60) .. .. . . .. .. 1 (70) .. .. 10 First-aid, pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. j .. 1 (45) .. .. .. .. 3 (60,40,40) 3(35,40,45) .. .. 28 General utility .. .. .. .. I .. 1 (20) .. .. .. .. 1 (20) 1 (20) . . .. 9 Petrol-electric ladders (height) .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 1 (85) .. .. 4 Fire-engines, steam (g.p.m.) .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 (650) .. .. 5 Hose-carts, reels (hand-drawn) 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 .. 4 3 1 73 Ladders — Motor-traction (height) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 (60) .. . . 5 Extension (height), (on motors*) .. 2 (35',* 34') 1 (35')* 2 (60', 35')* 1 (30')* 1 (30') 1 (35')* 1 (24')* 4 (60', 35', 9 (on motors) 2 (28')* 1 (30')* 94 35', 30')* Single, coupling (total height) .. 2(30') 2(26') 7(165') 3(68') 3(50') .. 1(30') 5(76') 14(145') 2(47') 2(75') 180 Jumping-sheets ...... .. .. 1 . . .... .. 3 2 .. .. j 29 Smoke jackets (J), helmets (H), masks .. .. 2 (H) .. 2 (H) ! 3 (H) .. 2 (H) 1 (J), 2 (H), 3 (H) 2 fH> 6 (J), 63 (H), 30 (M) (M) ' 1 (M) Hand-pumps 1 ] 1 2 1 2 1 1 4 16 1 1 101 Hand chemical extincteurs ....2 2 6 .. 2 3 2 j 9 21 2 2 172 Portable standpipes — Ratchet valves ...... 1 1 4 .. .. .. 3 i 7 .. 2 2 72 Double heads ...... 2 1 4 5 3 3 3 6 17 5 3 201 Single heads ........ 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 2 22 4 1 95 Hose — Rubber-lined (diameter) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 680'(2i") 4,570' (2f") .. .. 8,714' (2f"), 3,230' (2-J-") Unlined (diameter) .. .. 1,800' (2$") 2,000' (2J") 3,000' (2|") 2,000' (2J") 1,200' (2|") 2,200' (2J») 1,900' (2i") 15,450 (2J") 11,850' (2f"), 2,700 (2J") 2,500' (2J") 51,125' (2f''), 142,800' 5,850' (2J") " (2J") Rubber, first-aid (diameter) .. .. .. 120' (f") .. .. .. .. 480' (J") 460' (J") .. 120' (|") 260' (1"), 6,980' (j") Water - supply (P = pumping ; G = G G G G G G G GIG G G gravitation) Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 100-130 60-100 70-75 80-100 50-60 100-105 100-120 100-140 I 120-135 90-120 120-150