Empowering our Volunteer Brigades
Earlier this month, Counties Manukau Community Readiness and Recovery (CRR) team organised a volunteer training day at Paerata School, near Pukekohe.
Earlier this month, Counties Manukau Community Readiness and Recovery (CRR) team organised a volunteer training day at Paerata School, near Pukekohe.
February is Auckland Pride Month, and Fire and Emergency will be celebrating by joining the Auckland Rainbow Parade on 18 February.
Traditionally, Fire and Emergency has concentrated on risk reduction and response activities. With the adoption of the widely recognised approach to emergency management: the 4Rs of reduction, readiness, response and recovery, the readiness and recovery parts are still relatively new to the organisation.
SFF Logan Martin and his crew at Henderson Fire Station hosted singer/ventriloquist Emily Cuff and her puppet friend Violet for a segment called “Emily and Violet” on TVNZ children's programme What Now.
Counties Manukau SO Roy Williams and FRMO Emma Goldsworthy connected with the community of Great Barrier Island to promote fire safety in both English and te reo Māori.