Post-Cyclone Webinar: Psychological well-being
Join this special webinar being held on psychological wellbeing following the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle..
News
Home Fire Safety Visits for Chatham Islands
The Wellington Community Risk Management team recently visited the Chatham Islands to support and assist Chatham Islands Volunteer Brigade in delivering community readiness-focused Home Fire Safety Visits..
New Hose Layer appliance arrives in Tauranga
Tauranga Fire Station has recently received a new Hose Layer fire appliance which is specially designed with rapid hose laying facilities to be used at large incidents that need a lot of water.
Online education webinar: Early trauma care – keeping it simple
Register for an online education webinar: Early trauma care - keeping it simple.
Girls on fire
A group of teenage girls had an introduction to fire, emergency, and disaster management skills this week at National Training Centre in Rotorua.
Brigades receive new Incident Support Vehicles
Whangārei, Washdyke, and Rotorua Brigades have each received a brand new Incident Support Vehicle (ISV) which is used to carry bulk equipment to incidents.
COVID-19 Update for Hawke's Bay
COVID-19 has been identified within the community and emergency response personnel in the Hawke’s Bay following the impacts of ex-tropical Cyclone Gabrielle.
Work underway on new MOU with St John
We have started work to review the Memorandum of Understanding we have with St John.
Fire Information Unit is now called Regulatory Compliance Group
If you usually use fireinfounit@fireandemergency.nz or fireinfo@fireandemergency.nz to communicate with the Fire Information Unit, please delete them from your email address book and use the new email address: rcg@fireandemergency.nz
From National Commander: Update on Türkiye and Syria earthquakes response
Kia ora koutou,
I’d like to update you on our contribution to the international response efforts currently underway in Türkiye and Syria after the devastating 7. 8 magnitude earthquake on 6 February 2023.