Aggressive tactics used to save service station
A busy petrol station in Napier reopened soon after a large-scale fire broke out at its premises in January because of the stellar work of our people.
A busy petrol station in Napier reopened soon after a large-scale fire broke out at its premises in January because of the stellar work of our people.
Our new Safety Initiatives campaign delivers timely safety advice about topics personnel are likely to be exposed to in their work.
Last week, the Court of Appeal advised that the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union’s (NZPFU’s) application for leave to appeal the Employment Court decision will be heard in the week beginning 8 March.
The Ranfurly urban volunteer fire brigade has amalgamated with the Maniototo component of the Blackstone rural brigade, bringing 52 volunteer firefighters into one team.
The Request for Proposal, (RFP), for suppliers to design a fit for purpose solution for our next generation Type 3 appliance closed last month and the project team is impressed with the responses.
Many of our people were hard at work over the busy festive season keeping communities safe. Between 14 December and 11 January, our crews attended 7,152 incidents across New Zealand, which is around 120 fewer than the same period last year.
Haumoana Volunteer Fire Brigade has been delivered two brand new trucks – a fire appliance and a tanker.
Fire and Emergency only buys Dry Powder and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) extinguishers.
Right off the back of a Fire and Emergency Simex, Area Manager Ken Cooper arrived home only to get right back into emergency-mode a week later, responding to the Hawke’s Bay flooding.
Twelve firefighters from around the country tested the next generation Level 2s at Rotorua at the end of November.