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I I I I Hastings. Hawera. Hokitika. Invercargill. Kaiapoi. Kaitangata. Lawrence. Levin. | Masterton. j Milton. j Mt. Roskill. Napier. j Plymouth Oamara. - : __ I I I ! ill i Brigades, total strength of .. 24 j 20 30 | 22 13 10 13 16 23 i 13 18 37 I 25 17 Fire-stations — Residential ...... 11 .. ljl .. .. 1 ill 1 2 1 1 Non-residential .. .. .. 5 .. .. 1 1 .. lj 1 1 Fire-alarms — Circuits (C), boxes (B) .. .. 4 (C), 30 (B) 2 (C), 20 (B) .. 4 (C), 36 (B) .. .. .. 1 (C), 6 (B) 6(C), 16(B) .. .. 3 (C), 25 (B) I 2 (C)£26 (B) Automatic, private .. .. .. 1 .. 7 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. Telephones (points) ....3 2 4 2 1 .. .. 3 2 2 1 5 4 5 Motors — Hose-and-ladder tenders (h.p.) .. 1 (30) 1 (35) .. 1 (35) .. .. .. 1 (22) .. 1 (22) .. .. 1 (22, 30) First-aid, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 1 (35) .. .. .. .. 1 (22) .. .. 1 (25) .. .. .. .. 1 (40) Pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. .. .. .. 1 (60) 1 (22) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 (35) 1 (60) First-aid, pump, hose-and-ladder .. 1 (35) .. 1 (65) .. .. .. .. 1 (40) .. 1 (30) 2 (40, 65) (h.p.) General utility .. .. .. .. .. 1 (20) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 (20) Petrol-electric, ladders (height) Fire-engines — Steam (g.p.m.) .. .. .. .. 1 (380) .. 1 (300) Chemical (gals.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1(60) Hose-carts, reels, hand-drawn ..2 2 5 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 .. 1 ladders — Motor-traction (height) .. Extension (height) (on motors*) .. 2(35', 20')* 2(35') 1(36') 3 (50', 35',30')* 1(30')* .. .. 1(26') 2 (30', 35')* 1(16')* 1(30') 3(60', 35', 35')* 3(50', 35', 30')* 1(30')* Single, coupling (total length) .. 2 (35') 7 (121') 3 (59') 2 (55') 3 (24') 1 (20') 2 (49') 3 (63') 6 (79') 1 (25') .. I 10 (261') 3 (36') 2 (41') Jumping-sheets .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. j 2 1 Smoke jackets (J), helmets (H), 2 (M) 1 (H) .. 1 (H) 3 (H) .. .. .. .. . ] " ! 8 (H) 2 (H) 1 (J) masks (M) Hand-pumps ...... 2 2 2 3 1 4 1 .. 1 1 .. 2 2 2 Hand chemical extincteurs ..2 2 2 8 2.. 2 2 2 32 8 7 1 Portable standpipes — Ratchet valves .... .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 2 .. .. 1 .. 1 Double heads ......5 3 7 2 .. .. 1 1 3 2 3 12 7 4 Single heads .. .. .. .. ,2 .. 8 .. .. .. 3 3 .. .. 2 1 1 Hose — Rubber-lined (diameter) .. 308' (2|") .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50' (2£") .. .. 300' (2|") Unlined (diameter) .. .. 2,430' (2£") 2,700' 2,500' (2f) 7,000 ' (2|") 2,700' (2f) 1,600' (2J*) 1,200' (2}*) 2,000' (2J") 2,000' (2£") 1,800' (2J") 1,100' (2J») 9,600' (2J") 200' (2£") Rubber, first-aid (diameter) .. 300' (f") 120' (J") ! .. 160' (J") .. 120' (1") .. .. 120' (J") 100' (1") 120' (f) ' 260' (f") 5,000' (2$*) 2,800' (2J)* Water - supply (P = pumping; P and G P and G ! G P and G .. G ! G G G P and G G P and G .. 100' (|") G = gravitation) j (partial) I Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 130-135 35-75 | 100-105 45 River and 70 | 65-80 90-100 j 80-85 60 45 65-139 100-120 90-100 i I sumps