21/10/2020
| Achievements,
Honours & Awards,
Community engagement
| National
Today five of our people were presented with Queen’s Birthday Royal NZ Honours by the Governor-General at an investiture ceremony in Wellington. These honours recognise their inspiring contributions to local communities and Fire and Emergency over many years.
21/10/2020
| ICT/Technology,
Risk reduction
| National
What is two-factor authentication, how it can protect you online and how we use it at Fire and Emergency.
21/10/2020
| In Memoriam
| National
Kakanui Volunteer Rural Fire Force advises the passing of Thomas (Tommy) Dawson on Sunday the 18th of October 2020.
19/10/2020
| Event,
Community engagement
| National
Fire and Emergency has today signed a Relationship Agreement with Neighbourhood Support, a national network of 69 community organisations, supporting 220,000 households across New Zealand.
19/10/2020
| In Memoriam
| National
People & Workforce Capability advise of the passing of Course Coordinator Dianne MacFarlane on Thursday 15 October 2020.
19/10/2020
| ICT/Technology
| National
Cyber Smart Week kicks off today and runs until Friday 23 October. Developed by CERT NZ, Cyber Smart Week is a government initiative focused on raising awareness of what we can do to protect ourselves online.
15/10/2020
| In Memoriam
| National
Hawkes Bay Area informs you of the passing of Mike O'Shea on Tuesday 13 October 2020. Mike was a former firefighter and trainer. A funeral service will be held at Bev Ridges On York, Tamatea, Napier on Sunday 18 of October 2020 at 1300hrs.
15/10/2020
| Public campaign
| National
Today is New Zealand ShakeOut Day, our national earthquake drill and tsunami hīkoi when New Zealanders are reminded to practice how to keep safe during an earthquake, or tsunami if you’re in a coastal area.
15/10/2020
| Volunteer
| National
In September our ELT hosted a panel session for the UFBA webinar
12/10/2020
| In Memoriam
| National
Cromwell Volunteer Fire Brigade advises of the passing of David Bolch on 8 October 2020.