Des Hide
Cust Volunteer Fire Brigade advise of the passing of Life Member and former Chief Fire Officer Des Hide QSM. Des joined the Cust Brigade in 1950 and served as CFO for 35 years retiring in 1995.
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Gordon Duncan
Wellington District advise the passing of ex-member Gordon Duncan on Saturday 1st June. Gordon, a long serving member of the Wellington Brigade was also very active in the Union, and served as the National President during those exciting times in the early 1990s.
Message from our Chair: Firefighters recognised with King’s Birthday Honours
Board Chair Rebecca Keoghan has congratulated the eight firefighters who have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list.
Our Urban Search and Rescue team is reclassified as a Heavy USAR team
Congratulations to Fire and Emergency’s Urban Search and Rescue team NZL-01 for achieving their INSARAG External Reclassification (IER).
Fire and Emergency most trusted ninth year in a row
Fire and Emergency New Zealand has been named the most trusted public sector organisation.
More progress on our Aerial appliances
Two of our people involved in the Aerial appliance procurement project recently returned from Finland where they checked over our new appliances.
Team sent to assist with Papua New Guinea landslide
This morning we sent a team of our urban search and rescue personnel to Papua New Guinea to help with the devastation caused by a major landslide in Enga Province on 24 May.
Jade Halkett - updated with funeral details
Waihaorunga Volunteer Fire Brigade are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Firefighter Jade Halkett on Saturday 25 May 2024. A celebration of Jade’s life will be held at Waimate A&P Showgrounds Pavillion, 26 Hakataramea Highway, Waimate, on Tuesday, 4 June at 2pm.
Te Kei SIMEX
Te Kei recently held its three day SIMEX to train and test their capability to respond to a large incident.