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The Emergency Services Expo is Back for 2018

Fire Safety from Fire Safety - Wellington Region

On Saturday the 6th October, Come to a family-friendly day of emergency services demonstrations and displays on the waterfront. The emergency services are bringing out their biggest boats, fire trucks and loudest sirens to entertain the school holiday crowds.

Climb aboard a fire truck, watch a car crash rescue demonstration, see the life flight rescue helicopter in action, and talk to the Police dog section about their work.

Watch from the Wellington waterfront as the Police Maritime unit and the Wellington coastguard demonstrate water rescues, and Tiaki tugboat puts on a spectacular water cannon display!

The whole family will enjoy this exhilarating display of public safety.

Programme
11am–12noon, Te Papa Forecourt
•Fire engine aerial rescue unit demonstration
•Fire and Emergency New Zealand and Wellington Free Ambulance demonstrate a car crash extrication
•Police Armed Offenders Squad, Dive Squad and Police Dog Section talk

12noon–12.50pm, Te Papa Amphitheatre
•Fire and Emergency New Zealand will desend the Te Papa building and perform a high-angle rope rescue
•LandSAR 4 wheel drive vehicle display
•Fire and Emergency New Zealand demonstrate how ‘not to’ put out a real fire

12.50–2.00pm, Wellington waterfront
•Wellington Coastguard demonstrate a water rescue
•Tiaki tugboat water cannon display
•Police marine unit demonstration
•Life Flight-Westpac Rescue Helicopter heli-winching demonstration

All day, Level 2, Te Papa
•High angle rope rescue (Inside Te Papa in front of the Gallipoli exhibition entrance)
•St John information display
•Wellington Free Ambulance – celebrating 90 years
•Fire and Emergency New Zealand VR-Escape my House 
•Fire awareness intervention programme information stand

Please note: Programme is subject to change if any services are needed for an emergency.

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