27/07/2023
| Operational
| National
The team at our Service Centre in Tauranga recently hosted our Minister, Hon Barbara Edmonds, our Chief Executive, Kerry Gregory, Director Service Delivery Operations, Brendan Nally, and Ngā Tai ki te Puku Region Manager, David Guard.
17/07/2023
| Operational
| National
Members of our Pou Takawaenga Māori (Māori Liaison Team) performed a karakia (blessing) on our four new Type 3 appliances at Wellington City Station last week.
13/07/2023
| Operational
| National
This month, the Uniform Retender Project reaches a significant milestone; procurement for potential suppliers of our uniforms, level 1 PPE and associated logistical services commences.
07/07/2023
| Operational,
Safety, Health & Wellbeing
| National
Following the deaths of two Fire and Emergency volunteer firefighters, Craig Stevens and Dave van Zwanenberg, in February 2023, Fire and Emergency commissioned an independent investigation to identify all the factors that contributed to this tragic event.
30/06/2023
| Operational,
Safety, Health & Wellbeing
| National
Working in and around moving vehicles is the most frequently reported critical risk in Safe@Work. Sharing and reflecting on “near miss” events - times where people or equipment could’ve been harmed - is a great way we can explore what safety measures we need in place to protect our people from potential harm.
28/06/2023
| Operational,
Emergency management
| National
Last week, Fire and Emergency’s third deployment of firefighters left Aotearoa bound for Canada.
26/06/2023
| Operational,
Safety, Health & Wellbeing
| National
Five lots of lay-flat hose were put through their paces at NTC in April.
21/06/2023
| Operational,
ICT/Technology
| National
The first of the Public Safety Network’s deliverables – a new cellular roaming service – is set to go live next month.
02/06/2023
| Operational,
Emergency management
| National
After a long trip, the contingent from Fire and Emergency has arrived in Alberta and is hard at work helping to fight a high number of wildfires raging across the Western part of Canada.
29/05/2023
| Operational,
Training
| National
Our Puhoi and Silverdale crews worked alongside personnel from Waka Kotahi recently on drills and testing in Johnstone’s Hill tunnel just south of Puhoi.