Story: Fires and fire services All images & media From page 1 – Causes of fires Bush fire Reporting a bush fire Tamahere cool store fire Investigating arson Burning the Bain home From page 2 – Early fire services United Fire Brigades crest Lyttelton fire, 1870 (1st of 4) Dunedin fire, 1879 (2nd of 4) Auckland fire, 1901 (3rd of 4) Wellington fire, 1906 (4th of 4) A jumping sheet Horse power Motorised engines From page 3 – Fires in the 1940s After the Seacliff fire Ballantyne's fire Ballantyne's ablaze Funeral for Ballantyne’s fire victims From page 4 – Towards a national fire service Training firefighters Sprott House fire Emergency evacuation From page 5 – Modern fire services Fire regions Rescuing a horse (1st of 3) Assisting at a road accident (2nd of 3) Rescue work (3rd of 3) Auckland airport fire service Rural firefighters From page 6 – Firefighters A long-serving volunteer 1975 firefighters' strike Firefighters calendar