Volunteerism Strategy six-month progress report
Our first six-monthly report to track Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s progress against our Volunteerism Strategy is now publicly available.
News
Minor changes to Citrix server
The ICT Network team will be conducting minor changes to the Citrix environment to remove the current reliance on unsupported Legacy Network devices.
Urban and rural brigades come together in the Maniototo Basin
The Ranfurly urban volunteer fire brigade has amalgamated with the Maniototo component of the Blackstone rural brigade, bringing 52 volunteer firefighters into one team.
Great response to RFP for next generation Type 3 Appliance
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.
Pacific Islands Language Grant applications now open
The Pacific Islands Languages Grant is now accepting applications from anyone considering, or already undertaking, study in any Pacific Islands language.
Humana (Boots) Haronga
Shannon Volunteer Fire Brigade advises of the passing of Operational Support Firefighter Humana (Boots) Haronga. Boots was a Gold Star member, life member and local volunteer, serving with the Shannon brigade for 41 years.
Keeping communities safe over the break
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.
Warren Webby
Motueka Fire Brigade advises of the death of Operational Support Firefighter Warren Webby. Warren was a Gold Star, life member and local volunteer, serving with the brigade for 37 years. A funeral service will be held at the Motueka Fire Station Monday 18th commencing at 1pm.
Two new trucks for Haumoana fire brigade
Haumoana Volunteer Fire Brigade has been delivered two brand new trucks – a fire appliance and a tanker.
AFFF Portable Fire Extinguishers – do not buy or use
Fire and Emergency only buys Dry Powder and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) extinguishers.