Local Advisory Committees welcome new members
This week, Fire and Emergency Board formally appointed 21 new members to Local Advisory Committees (LACs) in Northland, Waikato, Hawke’s Bay, Marlborough, West Coast and Otago.
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Seeking members for Northland, Waikato, Hawke’s Bay, Marlborough, West Coast and Otago Local Advisory Committees
Fire and Emergency is looking for new members for Northland, Waikato, Hawke’s Bay, Marlborough, West Coast and Otago LACs.
New Auckland Local Advisory Committee established
Last week, the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Board formally established a new Auckland Local Advisory Committee, appointing 12 new committee members.
Seeking members for new Auckland Local Advisory Committee
As part of Fire and Emergency’s journey towards having a Local Advisory Committee (LAC) in every area across the motu, recruitment is underway for members of our new Auckland LAC.
Incident Management Team getting ready to help fight Canadian wildfires
On Sunday, seven Incident Management Team members will travel to Canada to assist with their wildfire response in British Columbia.
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.
Planning for severe weather
Planning is underway for a coordinated response to severe weather expected across much of the country later this week.
Welfare support during Cyclone Gabrielle
Help is available to anyone at Fire and Emergency who needs it during this severe weather event.
Join us at the Auckland Rainbow Parade 2023
February is Auckland Pride Month, and Fire and Emergency will be celebrating by joining the Auckland Rainbow Parade on 18 February.
Understanding our role in Readiness and Recovery: Waiharara/Kaimaumau Recovery Research and Hawke’s Bay Recovery Team Pilot Evaluation released
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.