04/08/2023
| In Memoriam
| National
Whangārei Operational Support Unit advise of the passing of Mark (Monty) Montgomery on Wednesday night, 2 August. Mark was an active volunteer firefighter for over 45 years at Henderson, Waitākere, Maungakaramea and Whangārei/Kaipara OSU.
03/08/2023
| Achievements,
Risk reduction
| National
The Te Pae Tata programme was established in December 2021 and encompassed 12 risk reduction projects and initiatives in the Wildfire, Fire Investigation, Fire Engineering and Regulatory Compliance areas.
02/08/2023
| Operational,
Safety, Health & Wellbeing,
Risk reduction
| National
Lithium-ion battery fire incidents are on the rise in Aotearoa and around the world, with international Lithium-ion-related fire fatalities reported almost daily.
01/08/2023
| Safety, Health & Wellbeing
| National
Any Fire and Emergency employee who is injured at work can access rehabilitation support through the Injury Management Unit. Volunteers can access support through the UFBA Accident Assurance Scheme.
01/08/2023
| In Memoriam
| National
Minty Thomas In memorium.
01/08/2023
| National
Find out about the revised Travel and accommodation policy, including changes to the travel approval structure. We've also made changes to the Travel booking request form.
31/07/2023
| Respect, inclusion and culture
This week is Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani - Cook Islands Language Week.
28/07/2023
| Operational
| National
Fire and Emergency learned some valuable lessons during the responses to the severe water events of early 2023.
27/07/2023
| Strategic publication
| National
The Board has recently approved our updated Statement of Intent (SOI) for 2023 – 2027 and our Statement of Performance Expectations (SPE) for 2023/2024.
27/07/2023
| Operational
| National
The team at our Service Centre in Tauranga recently hosted our Minister, Hon Barbara Edmonds, our Chief Executive, Kerry Gregory, Director Service Delivery Operations, Brendan Nally, and Ngā Tai ki te Puku Region Manager, David Guard.