Current Alert Level
New Zealand is at Alert Level 1. This page has information about our activities and safety measures under this Alert Level.
COVID-19
We are now into 2021 and we continue to focus on being ready for a resurgence of COVID-19 in the community and plan for a significant emergency during elevated COVID-19 alert levels. Please keep safe by following the COVID-19 Service Delivery Level 1 preventive protocols and the NHQ Level 1 protocols and always wear correct PPE. Also continue using the COVID-19 Tracer App, including having Bluetooth enabled, wearing a face covering on public transport and maintaining good hygiene practices.
If you can't find the information you are looking for in these pages, check with your manager.
Latest updates link
The link in the title above takes you to a live page that includes new updates to COVID-19 content from Friday to Friday inclusive.
More information about using Zoom for meetings
Information for Leaders
Login required. This page contains information for leaders and managers.
Volunteer loss of personal income due to COVID-19
This procedure and guidance temporarily modifies the Volunteer loss of income and other costs policy. The National Notice 001/2021 Support for volunteers who suffer a loss of personal income...
COVID-19 Information video series
This page has some great informational videos from our people, explaining the nature of COVID-19 and talking about information and demonstrating procedures for our people on the front-line.
COVID-19 Operational structures and remits
This page holds the information about the structures supporting the Fire and Emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Executive updates
This page has messages from our Chief Executive and our Board.
Keeping yourself and those around you safe
This page has information about how you can keep those around you safe, so you don't bring COVID-19 home to your family or flatmates.
Welfare and wellbeing
This page has information about how we can all take care of our our welfare, our physical and psychological wellbeing throughout the COVID-19 situation and response.
Working from home
Advice about working from home.
Feeling unwell?
Information about what to do if you are (or someone in your bubble is) unwell, either with COVID-19 or another cold or flu-like illness.
Childcare support
There is support for essential workers to access childcare if they are unable to make their own arrangements. This page has information about who is eligible.
Brigade training and Scheduled training courses
This page has information about what is happening with regards to brigade training and Sceduled training courses during the COVID-19 response.
Definitions
This page has a glossary of the terms we are using during the COVID-19 pandemic response
Leave and sick leave
This page contains information about sick leave and annual leave during the COVID-19 response
Alert Level 4
This page has information about our activities and safety measures under Alert Level 4.
Alert Level 3
This page has information about our activities and safety measures under Alert Level 3.
Alert Level 2
This page has information about our activities and safety measures under Alert Level 2.
Alert Level 1
This page has information about our activities and safety measures under Alert Level 1.
Resources
This page is under construction. It'll hold the documents for all Alert Levels of the COVID-19 pandemic response.
Helping improve our emergency management response
Tell us your observations and experiences of our emergency management response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Your feedback will help us continually improve our performance.