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ShakeOut reminder – get ready to drop, cover and hold this Thursday

26/10/2021 | Public campaign | National

This Thursday at 9.30 am, we’re reminding you to drop, cover and hold for ShakeOut.

3 steps to safety

22/10/2021 | Public campaign | National

Over the coming weeks we’ll be encouraging the public to create an escape plan for their household by making it as simple as 1, 2, 3.

New wildfire campaign sends strong message to rural and semi rural dwellers

04/10/2021 | Public campaign | National

We’ve launched phase one of our new wildfire campaign focused on readiness, so that rural and semi-rural communities know to prepare in case of a wildfire in their area.

Smokey says press the button this daylight saving

20/09/2021 | Public campaign, Risk reduction | National

This daylight saving we’re introducing Smokey the smoke alarm to New Zealand households, with the aim of motivating people to push the button to check their smoke alarms are working.

Watch behind the scenes - live house fire burn

29/06/2021 | Operational, Training, Public campaign, Risk reduction, Community engagement | National

Watch exactly what went into our recent live on-air controlled house burn with TVNZ's Seven Sharp.

Watch our Seven Sharp live controlled house fire burn

25/06/2021 | Operational, Training, Public campaign | National

You don't want to miss this - we staged a controlled house fire that was broadcast live on Seven Sharp.

New campaign to keep households toasty, but not toast this winter

04/06/2021 | Public campaign, Risk reduction | National

We’ve launched an innovative new winter fire safety campaign that encourages people to keep warm safely with the tagline – this winter, be toasty, but not toast!

New unattended cooking campaign, commentated by Grant Nesbitt shows a race to the flames

13/04/2021 | Public campaign, Risk reduction | National

Hear Grant Nesbitt narrate our latest unattended cooking campaign, titled, 'distraction stakes race to the flames'.

New smoke alarm campaign stars our firefighters

07/03/2021 | Public campaign | National

We’ve launched a new behaviour change campaign to share a familiar message about smoke alarms, only this time, our very own firefighters are at the forefront, helping to inform the public.

Get behind the new Fire Gets Real Fast mark

12/02/2021 | Public campaign, Risk reduction | National

This Escape Week we’ve launched the Fire Gets Real Fast phrase and mark in our ads, and we’d like you to help us spread the message. You can help build awareness of the new mark by including it in your email signature alongside the Fire and Emergency logo.