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- Mon Dec 23, 2024 8:55 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: New Zealand Civil Defence website
- Replies: 13
- Views: 605
Re: New Zealand Civil Defence website
And it's a wee island so not a lot of room to run..
- Mon Dec 23, 2024 4:08 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: New Zealand Civil Defence website
- Replies: 13
- Views: 605
Re: New Zealand Civil Defence website
I think the one big difference is that NZ has actually experienced huge upheavals and SHTF episodes in ghe relatively recent past, and we haven't. All the earthquakes and the ground was melting from under them
- Thu Dec 19, 2024 5:12 am
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: Prepping for Fire
- Replies: 15
- Views: 674
Re: Prepping for Fire
Never noticed any extinguishers Andy but that's my fault for not looking. No warden just a manager in the office for 2-3 hours in the mornings. The screen on the walls is run by a company called Appello, so it wil be linked to their control room I suppose.
- Wed Dec 18, 2024 10:14 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: Prepping for Fire
- Replies: 15
- Views: 674
Re: Prepping for Fire
Thanks Andy - that's a great idea re walking the route out and counting the doors, will do that. Built 2002, secure building with entryphone and a screen inside the flat that enables you to talk to a control room somewhere. Somebody burnt her toast and nearly died when she had a man's voice booming ...
- Wed Dec 18, 2024 8:17 am
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: Prepping for Fire
- Replies: 15
- Views: 674
Re: Prepping for Fire
Ok great help ta everybody. Onnit today
- Tue Dec 17, 2024 9:53 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: Prepping for Fire
- Replies: 15
- Views: 674
Re: Prepping for Fire
Cat box close to hand, quite bulky so not anywhere which will cause a trip hazard due to smoke. Hotel bag/BOB on a coat hook near to your exit, plus hi vis jackets and perhaps a whistle. As Pseudonym said multiple torches and extinguishers. Check that there is a floor plan at the main entrance for ...
- Tue Dec 17, 2024 9:48 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: Prepping for Fire
- Replies: 15
- Views: 674
Re: Prepping for Fire
A ladder out the window would be perfect! We could manage that. Will look into these, ty arsozah
- Tue Dec 17, 2024 8:07 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: Prepping for Fire
- Replies: 15
- Views: 674
Re: Prepping for Fire
Thanks pseud!
- Tue Dec 17, 2024 7:45 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: Prepping for Fire
- Replies: 15
- Views: 674
Prepping for Fire
After 30 years of living in a bungalow we are now in a first floor flat, ina very complicated building. Great fire alarms etc as it's a shelted housing complex of 18 homes (all individual flats for people over 55). Odd shaped block that actually looks like a stealth bomber from google earth :lol: Co...
- Thu Dec 12, 2024 8:22 am
- Forum: Homes and Retreats
- Topic: Where I used to live
- Replies: 13
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Re: Where I used to live
Nice scenery but lots of hills and hills always bring in rain..