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.
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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.
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.
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.