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Incident Management Team getting ready to help fight Canadian wildfires
On Sunday, seven Incident Management Team members will travel to Canada to assist with their wildfire response in British Columbia.
Testing our ability to respond to a significant Alpine Fault earthquake
Yesterday was the first day of Exercise Rū Whenua – a national exercise designed to test New Zealand’s arrangements for responding to, and recovering from, a major earthquake.
Our Urban Search and Rescue team is reclassified as a Heavy USAR team
Congratulations to Fire and Emergency’s Urban Search and Rescue team NZL-01 for achieving their INSARAG External Reclassification (IER).
Team sent to assist with Papua New Guinea landslide
This morning we sent a team of our urban search and rescue personnel to Papua New Guinea to help with the devastation caused by a major landslide in Enga Province on 24 May.
Te Kei SIMEX
Te Kei recently held its three day SIMEX to train and test their capability to respond to a large incident.
Major Auckland tunnel fire tests at Te Hiku SIMEX
Earlier this month teams from across the Region came together at Te Hiku Region HQ for a three-day SIMEX.
Our Minister visits our National Coordination Centre
Our Minister, Hon Brooke van Velden, popped into the National Coordination Centre at NHQ this morning to get a view of what goes on in the Centre.
South Island Severe Weather Warnings #1
Heavy rain and wind warnings are in place for parts of the South Island, including Fiordland, Otago and Canterbury as a major weather system moves over the country.
Fire and Emergency sends help to our Queensland neighbours
On Tuesday we sent a contingent of firefighters to Australia to help fight the wildfires burning across Queensland.