30/03/2023
| Operational
| National
As part of the rollout of the Fluorine-Free Foam Transition Project, we have been rationalising the location of our new Class B foam in line with the Flammable Liquids Incident Readiness and Response Strategy (the Strategy).
29/03/2023
| In Memoriam
| National
Leeston Volunteer Fire Brigade advises of the passing of ex Chief Fire Officer and Life Member Noel Thian (Sam). A funeral to celebrate Sam’s life will be held at 10am on Saturday 1st April 2023 at Lamb and Hayward, 467 Wairakei Road Burnside, Christchurch. Undress uniform with no hats/caps.
29/03/2023
| Safety, Health & Wellbeing
| National
Our latest in the 'near miss' series is what we can do to increase awareness and safety measures when working with hazardous substances.
28/03/2023
| In Memoriam
| National
Ngunguru Fire Brigade advises of the passing of ex-operational support Allan Cox on Saturday. Funeral details:
Thursday March 30th - 1230 @Newberry Funeral Home. Undress uniform (no caps) for guard of honour.
28/03/2023
| Respect, inclusion and culture
| National
Over 120 people attended in person or joined online recently to hear Ruth Currie, Deputy Chief Executive, Corporate Operations, New Zealand Police talk about her career working in male-dominated environments,
27/03/2023
| ICT/Technology
| National
Our ICT team is carrying out a Disaster Recovery test on the applications VTMS/Fire Engineering/ICAD-Data Reporting.
24/03/2023
| In Memoriam
| National
Wellington Fire Brigade advises of the passing of George McKay (Paddy) on Sunday 26 March 2023.
24/03/2023
| In Memoriam
| National
Ngunguru Fire Brigade advises of the passing of ex-operational support Allan Cox on Saturday 25 March 2023. Funeral details to follow.
24/03/2023
| Risk reduction
| National
As we approach the end of daylight saving (2 April), we’re kicking off a two-phased campaign aimed at ensuring more New Zealand households are set up to get the earliest warning possible in the event of a house fire.
24/03/2023
| People projects
| National
Decisions have been made for the 2022 and 2023 remuneration review rounds. We apologise for the significant delays in resolving the 2022 remuneration review, which has been impacted by both bargaining with NZPFU, and then PSA.