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| Hasting?. I Hawcra. Hikurangi. Hokitika. Invcrcargill. Kaiapoi. Kaitangata. i Lawrence. Levin. Masterton. Milton. Mt. Roskill. | Napier. Plymouth _ I 1 I I ; I I I I I ! ymou * Brigades, total strength of .. 23 15 15 30 23 14 10 11 17 20 14 16 36 j 22 Fire-stations — Residential ...... 1 1 ; 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 1 1 1:12 1 Non-residential .. .. .. .... 5 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .... 1 Fire-alarms — Circuits (C), boxes (B) .. .. 4 (C) 41 (B) 2 (C), 20 (B) .. .. 4 (C), 37 (B) .. .. .. .. 6(C), 16(B) .. .. i 3 (C), 30 (B) 2 (C), 29 (B) Electric sirens* .. .. .. Elec. siren .. .. .. .. .. .. Elec. siren Elec. siren (Ex.) Automatic, private .. .. .. 1 .. .. 9 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Telephones (points) .. i 3 2 .. 4 2 1 .. .. 2 2 1 1 8 3 Motors — Hose-and-ladder tenders (h.p.) .. .. 1 (35) 1 (20) .. .. .. .. .. 1 (22) .. 1 (20) .. .. 2 (20,30) First-aid, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) ..12 (25, 35) ,. ... .. . • • • 1 (22) .. .. 1 (25) .. .. 1 (35) Pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) . . .. .. .. G.P.M. 1 (60) 1 (22) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 (65) 1 steam 380 First - aid, pump, hose-and-ladder .. 1 (35) .. .. 2 (60, 60) G.P.M. .. .. .. 1 (45) .. j 1 (30) 2 (65, 45) (h.p.) Steam 300 General utility .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 (30) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 (20) Petrol-electric ladders (height) Hose carts and reels (hand-drawn) ..1 2 1. 6 .. .. 2 2 1 21 and .. 2 1 Ladders — ' 1 chemical Motor-traction (height) .. .. .. .. .. 1 (28') .. ..— .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 (60') Extension, on motors (height) .. 2 (35'20') 2(35') 1(35') '.. 1 (60'), 3 (30') 1(30') 1(30') .. 1(26') 2 (30', 35') j 1(16') 1(30') 3 (35', 35', 25') 2 (50', 35') Single, coupling (total height) .. 1(20') 6(91') J 4(66') 4(89') | •• 3(24') 1(20') 2(49') 4(36') 1(25') 1(25') 2(26') 7(160') 3(46') Jumping-sheets .. .. .. 2 .. .. j 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 1 Smoke - jackets (J), helmets (H), 3 (H) 1 (H) .. .. 2 (H) 3 (H) .. .. 2 (H) 3 (H) 10 (M) .. 6 (H) 2 (H) masks (M) Hand-pumps 2 ■ 2 .. 2 3 1 4 1 2 1 1 .. 2 2 Hand chemical extincteurs ..4 4 2 .. 8 2 .. 2 2 2 3 2 7 9 Portable standpipes — Ratchet valves .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 2 2 Double heads ...... 5 4 2 5 2 .. .. 1 1 3 2 3 12 9 Single head ...... .. 2 2 2 8 .. .. .. 2 3 .. .. 2 1 Hose — Rubber-lined (diameter) .. 300' (2J") .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50' (2i") .. .. 300' (2J") 200' (2J") TJnlined (diameter) .. .. 2,700' (2J") 3,000' (2|") 1,500' (2J") 2,800' (2f") 6,800' (2|") 4,200' (2J") 1,800' (2£") 1,000' (2|") 2,000' (2|") 2,550' (21") 1,800' (2J") 2,000' (2J-") 9,000' (2J") 4,000' (2i") Rubber, first-aid (diameter) .. 240' (f") 180' (j") .. .. 240' (?) .. .. .. .. 120' (f") 100' (1") 120'(|") 360' (f") 180'(?) Water - supply (P = pumping; P and G P and G G G P and G River and G G G G P G P and G G G = gravitation sumps _ Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 125-130 .30-73 40-80 100-105 45 .. Partial 70 65-80 75-100 80-85 50 60-80 65-139 100-150 * Electric siren alarms marked (Ex.) are operated also by Public Telephone Exchange Attendant through direct wire connected with lire-station control-switch.