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	The establishment date of the Titirangi Urban Fire Authority is based on the date of the notice that announced the appointment of its first members, 26 July 1950, as set out in section 29 (3) of the Fire Services Act 1949. The Authority's disestablishment date is based on the commencement date of the Fire Service Act 1975, 1 April 1976.
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	New Zealand Legal Information Institute, http://www.nzlii.org/ (accessed 21 November 2011).

	New Zealand Gazette 1950, Volume II, Government Printer, Wellington, 1950.
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	Establishment

	The Titirangi Urban Fire Authority was established on 26 July 1950 under sections 23 (4) and 29 (3) of the Fire Services Act 1949.1 The Authority was a Fire Committee of the  local council, which was designated the urban fire authority for the Titirangi Secondary Urban Fire District. The district was created in accordance with section 17 (and the Fourth Schedule) of the Act.

	Its first members were H.G.L. Coleman (appointed by the Minister of Internal Affairs), and A. Bishop, I.N. Elwood and W.A. Monteith (elected by the local council).2

	Functions and Responsibilities

	Under section 32 (1) of the Fire Services Act 1949, it was the duty of the  Titirangi Urban Fire Authority to make provision, in accordance with standards approved by the Fire Service Council, for the prevention of fire, the suppression and extinction of fires that occurred, and the protection of persons and property endangered by fire, and to secure:

	The services for the Titirangi Secondary Urban Fire District of such fire brigade or brigades and such plant and equipment that was necessary to meet efficiently all normal requirements;

	The efficient training of the officers and members of every fire brigade in the district;

	The provision of suitable fire-stations having either on the fire-station or associated therewith such accommodation and amenities for brigade members and their families as the Fire Service Council and the Titirangi Urban Fire Authority considered necessary for ensuring an immediate response to an alarm of fire;

	Efficient arrangements for giving an alarm of fire and for summoning brigade members;

	Efficient arrangements for obtaining, by inspection or otherwise, information required for fire-fighting purposes with respect to the character of the buildings and other property in the district and in any area which the Board was under an obligation to protect, the available water-supplies, the means of access thereto, and other material circumstances;

	Efficient arrangements for ensuring that reasonable steps were taken to prevent or mitigate damage to property resulting from measures taken in dealing with any fire;

	Efficient arrangements for the giving of advice in respect of buildings and other property in the district and in any area which the Board was under an obligation to protect, as to fire prevention, restricting the spread of fires, and the provision of means of escape in case of fire.

	 

	Section 33 of the Act empowered the Authority to make by-laws providing for any of the following matters in the district:

	The maintenance of discipline and the ensuring of good conduct on the part of the officers and members of any brigade;

	The enrolment of persons as volunteer fire police and the control and duties of those persons;

	The establishment of a volunteer fire brigade and the maintenance, control, and duties of such a brigade;

	The payment of gratuities for voluntary or special services rendered by any person, whether a member of any brigade or not, in respect of any fire;

	The establishment, maintenance, use, and protection of fire-alarm circuits;

	The attendance and services of any brigade at fires that took place on board any ship or vessel, and the payment by the owners of that ship or vessel of fees for the services rendered by the brigade;

	The payment of fees for the services of any brigade in connection with any fire due to the breach or non-observance of any Act, regulation, or by-law by the owner or occupier of the land or building on or in which the fire took place;

	The imposition of fines for the breach of any such by-law.

	The Fire Services Act 1972 continued to make the Titirangi Urban Fire Authority responsible for making provision in the district and in any area which it was under an obligation to protect, in accordance with standards approved by the Fire Service Council (and the Fire Service Commission from 1974), for the prevention of fire, the suppression and extinction of fires, and the protection of persons and property endangered by fire. Section 32 (1) empowered it to continue providing:

	Such fire stations, fire brigades, and equipment as was necessary to meet the standards approved by the Fire Service Council;

	For the efficient training of the members of every fire brigade under its control;

	Accommodation and amenities for fire brigade members and their families at or in the immediate vicinity of a fire station to such extent, if any, that the Fire Service Council required for ensuring an immediate response to an alarm of fire;

	Efficient arrangements for receiving and giving an alarm of fire and for summoning fire brigade members;

	Efficient arrangements for obtaining, by inspection or otherwise, information required for fire fighting purposes with respect to the character of buildings and other property, the available water supplies, the means of access thereto, and other relevant matters;

	Efficient arrangements for ensuring that reasonable steps were taken to prevent or mitigate damage to property resulting from measures taken in dealing with any fire;

	Efficient arrangements for the giving of advice, when requested, on fire safety, restricting the spread of fires, and the provision of means of escape in the case of fire, in respect of buildings, whether erected or proposed to be erected, and other property.

	Structure

	The Authority was made up of four members, consisting of one member who was appointed by the Minister of Internal Affairs, and three members who were elected by the local council. A Secretary was appointed to assist with administration. Members served for terms of two years, with elections being held biennially.

	A requirement of the Authority was the submission of annual estimates of expenditure to the Fire Service Council (1950-1974), and the Fire Service Commission (1974-1976). Funding for the Authority and its operations was provided by fire insurance underwriters, the Titirangi Borough Council, and the Government.

	The Authority was also required to appoint a Chief Fire Office and Deputy Chief Fire Officer (known as the Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent of Fire Brigades prior to the commencement of the Fire Services Act 1972) for the district. In the event of a fire, the duties of the Chief Fire Officer were:

	to control and direct all fire brigades and industrial fire brigades, and all persons there who placed their services at the Chief Fire Officers disposal;

	to enter upon any land, building, or structure and, if necessary, break into any building or structure that was on fire or in the near neighbourhood of the fire for the purpose of taking any steps which the Chief Fire Officer deemed necessary in order to carry out their duties;

	to take any equipment required to be used into, through, or upon any land, building, or structure where the Chief Fire Officer deemed it necessary for the purpose of carrying out their duties;

	to remove from any building or structure which was on fire or was in the near neighbourhood of the fire, without responsibility for any consequent loss or damage, any flammable, combustible, explosive, or dangerous material found therein;

	for the purpose of extinguishing or preventing the spread of the fire, cause any building or structure which was on fire, or which was adjacent to or in the vicinity of any building or structure which was on fire, to be pulled down, either wholly or partially, or otherwise destroyed or damaged;

	to cause water to be shut off from, or turned into, any main or pipe in order to obtain a greater pressure and supply of water for the purpose of extinguishing the fire;

	to cause any motorway, highway, road, street, private road, right of way, service lane, access way, or thoroughfare in the vicinity of the fire to be closed for traffic during the continuance of the fire;

	to remove any vehicle impeding the operation of the fire brigades, and, where reasonably necessary for that purpose, use force or break into any such vehicle;

	to remove, using reasonable force if necessary, any person who, by their presence or otherwise, interfered with the fire-fighting operations or who was, in the Chief Fire Officers opinion, endangered by the fire; to shut off or disconnect, or order any person having the control thereof to shut off or disconnect, the supply of gas, fuel oil, or electricity to any building or structure that was on fire or that was in the vicinity of the fire, or the supply of electricity to any electric tramway or trolley bus route in the vicinity of the fire;

	to, at the time of the fire or within a reasonable time thereafter, pull down or shore up any building or structure or any portion of any building or structure that, in the Chief Fire Officers opinion, had been so damaged by fire as to be, or to be likely to become, dangerous to life or property, after, at the Chief Fire Officers discretion, first removing the contents thereof; and the expense of any such operation, so far as it related to the pulling down or shoring up, being borne by the owner of the building or structure and, so far as it related to the removal of the contents, being borne by the owner of the contents, to be paid to the Authority;

	generally do all other things that were reasonably necessary for protecting life or property or for extinguishing the fire or for preventing its spread.3

	Disestablishment

	The Titirangi Urban Fire Authority was dissolved on 1 April 1976 in accordance with section 3 (2) of the Fire Service Act 1975. All assets, contracts, debts, engagements, and liabilities of the Authority were vested with the newly established New Zealand Fire Service Commission (which controlled the New Zealand Fire Service formed under the Act). Responsibility for the provision of fire services in the Titirangi Secondary Urban Fire District was taken over by the New Zealand Fire Service, Region 1 Headquarters.

	1. p.1540, New Zealand Gazette, 3 August 1950, No.51.

	2. ibid.

	3. Section 41 (4), Fire Services Act 1972. See also section 37 (2) Fire Services Act 1949.
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