Deployments

Where the Team has been deployed to assist or provide support at an event
Starts at Sunday, 26 February, 2023 - 12:00
Ends at Saturday, 4 March, 2023 - 12:00
Location RNZAF Base Whenuapai, RNZAF Base Auckland Whenuapai, Whenuapai, Auckland 0618, New Zealand

House to curd furniture removal for vulnerable people.

Resident vehicle passes issued to residents of Piha and Muriwai.

Reconn of the Karekare area.

Starts at Saturday, 4 February, 2023 - 08:00
Ends at Saturday, 4 February, 2023 - 10:00
Location BOPRT - Base, 25 Kittyhawk Way, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand

Pre deployment checks

Washing vehicles rearranging gear etc...

Starts at Thursday, 18 November, 2021 - 08:30
Ends at Thursday, 18 November, 2021 - 20:00
Location Regional Council Office, Tauranga, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand

Lakes DHB have asked for assisance in relocating 10 camper vans from the auckland border to Taupo District Council Yards.

Starts at Wednesday, 25 August, 2021 - 08:00
Ends at Wednesday, 25 August, 2021 - 19:00
Location Regional Council Office, Tauranga, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand

Food Box Delivery.

Starts at Monday, 23 August, 2021 - 10:30
Ends at Monday, 23 August, 2021 - 18:00
Location Regional Council Office, Tauranga, 1 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand

Food Box Delivery.

Starts at Saturday, 16 February, 2019 - 07:00
Ends at Saturday, 23 February, 2019 - 16:00
Location Waimea Old Boys Rugby Club, 20A Gladstone Rd, Richmond 7020

Team Members deployed to Nelson in support of the fire relief effort.

Starts at Saturday, 28 July, 2018 - 08:00
Ends at Sunday, 29 July, 2018 - 16:00
Location Kaimai Scout Hut, 1142 Tauranga Road, Te Poi, 3473, New Zealand

Satellite Communications Training.

We have been asked by YSAR if any of the team would like to attend a training weekend about setting up their Satellite Communication Equipment which has been kindly donated to them.

Wireless Nation who have donated the gear will be doing a training session over the weekend of 27-29th July at the Kaimai Scout Hut.

The gear will be offered to us if and when required for what ever event we may require this tpye of communications.

YSAR will also be looking at operating other SAR software over the weekend also.

You could travel each day or make use of the accomodation available.

Please fill in the quick form is you are intending on coming to the tech training. https://goo.gl/forms/nVxpREf4Gaugb5yw2

 

Starts at Monday, 3 July, 2017 - 08:00
Ends at Monday, 3 July, 2017 - 12:00
Location BOPRT - Base, 25 Kittyhawk Way, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand

Assisting with Emergency Alerting Systems.

We will be driving around set routes with the stingers mounted on our vehicles. This will be a test for EMBOP to gauge if the system works and what may need to be done to improve etc....

Drivers will be required for each vehicle and a co-driver to operate the system.

Starts at Sunday, 25 June, 2017 - 13:00
Ends at Sunday, 25 June, 2017 - 14:30
Location Mount Surf Club, Adams Avenue, Mount Maunganui

Called to assist with medical event on a 4WD track on Mauao.

St John had responeded when a vehicle became available.

NZ-RT16 were depatched as St John didn't have a vehicle available to respond at the time of the call. RT16 were stood down once the patient was retrived by 4WD.

Starts at Thursday, 6 April, 2017 - 19:30
Ends at Sunday, 9 April, 2017 - 20:00
Location Whakatane Rural Fire Base, 42 Te Tahi Street, Whakatane, New Zealand

Cyclone Debbie had passed over New Zealand in early April bringing large amounts of rain to many parts of the country.
NZ-RT16 was deployed on Thursday night to provide swift water trained personnel to assist in the Eastern BOP flood recovery.
 
Thursday night training was altered to allow gear to be checked over before the early morning departure to NZ-RT17's base in Whakatane.
 
Deployment team met at our truck base at 0500hr on the 7th April to depart for Whakatane for team leaders meeting/briefing at 0800hrs. Team management received no written SMEAC briefing.
The team was tasked to do RDA's of the area north of Edgecumbe on the true left side of the Rangitaiki River. A call had gone out for members to deploy on Saturday.
Team arrived home at 1900hrs.
 
Saturday morining the team departed at 0700hrs for Whakatane and were tasked to do RDA's in area's of Taneatua and Thornton. A call again had gone out for members to deploy on Sunday.
Team arrived home at 1900hrs
 
Sunday morning the team departed at 0700hrs for Edgecumbe Fire Station and were tasked to escort residents in to their properties to collect much needed items, they had a maximun of 15 minutes to collect these items ie: medications & clothing etc..
Team arrived home 2000hrs.
 
 
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