Firefighter Water Supplies Code of Practice – Subject matter experts
Risk Reduction are leading the review of NZS PAS 4509:2008 Code of Practice Firefighting Water Supplies (CoPFFWS) and are asking for subject matter experts.
Risk Reduction are leading the review of NZS PAS 4509:2008 Code of Practice Firefighting Water Supplies (CoPFFWS) and are asking for subject matter experts.
In May 2023, Fire and Emergency NZ filed a charge against an individual in Southland for knowingly lighting a fire in a prohibited season. This is the first prosecution for the organisation under the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017.
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.
The Wellington Community Risk Management team recently visited the Chatham Islands to support and assist Chatham Islands Volunteer Brigade in delivering community readiness-focused Home Fire Safety Visits..
O’Week season is in full swing across the motu and our teams have been popping up at universities in Auckland, Waikato, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago and Invercargill to engage one of our high-risk audience – young people living in rental accommodation – and encourage them to ‘stay off the stove’ if they’re drunk or high.
This week, we’ve launched a new phase of our Escape Planning campaign aimed at ensuring more New Zealand households have a Mahere Rerenga Tāwhai-3 | 3-Step-Escape Plan.
Our ICT teams are working on implementation of the replacement Āwhina-Evacuation Schemes application.
FAIP is a free specialist intervention programme, delivered by trained firefighters, for taiohi (young people) who set fires.
Lunar New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar and solar calendar.
The risk and impact of wildfires in Aotearoa are increasing. Climate change, as well as more people living rurally, are some of the factors driving this growth.