September Monthly Update
This month has been an important one for us in celebrating our female firefighters.
News
Fire and Emergency's Spring Campaign kicks off this weekend
Our annual daylights savings / smoke alarm reminder campaign happens this weekend..
Uniform pop-ups running throughout the country
More than 80 Unified Uniform pop ups have taken place around the country so far and there's still around 60 more to go!
Improvements to Home Base making a difference
Earlier in September, the latest improvements to Home Base went live including the ability to access Home Base from a personal device at any time and managers being able to download their own staff-related reports.
Canterbury brigades stage crash demonstration
The unnecessary death of young New Zealanders in motor vehicle crashes takes a toll not only on families and communities, but on emergency services personnel. Earlier this year the Rolleston and Lincoln Volunteer Fire Brigades decided to do something about it.
In the media
From deployments to North America to remembering the firefighters of 9/11 and stressing the importance of smoke alarms and detectors, there’s been a lot going on this month. Here’s some of the great stories which have been in the media showing the fantastic work we’ve been doing here at Fire Emergency NZ.
Firefighters welcomed home from deployment
Nearly 100 firefighters returned from the North American deployments over the weekend of September 8-9, after spending the best part of seven weeks away from their families.
Update on consultation
Have you had your say yet? We’re now at the halfway point for consultation on our proposed Operating Model, and draft Volunteerism and Risk Reduction Strategies.