Stratford Operational Support

The Stratford Operational Support Unit, while being a new unit created in the last 4 years, has been kept busy attending to many incidents within the Stratford region. During larger incidents they could be expected to respond to events within the Taranaki region. The Stratford Operational Support Unit is attached to the Stratford Volunteer Fire Brigade and regularly train with the Brigade on a Tuesday night.
Typical Duties for Stratford Operational Support are traffic management, scene protection, first aid, scene lighting, food and refreshment duties. At scrub fires they could also be utilised on the front line. Their duties are diverse apart from wearing BA. Some of the Operational Support members are trained in four wheel drive, both heavy and light, chainsaw use, and advanced first aid.