04/12/2020
| Operational,
Emergency management,
Risk reduction,
Community engagement
| National
The Risk Reduction team is now consulting on new proposed fire plans in three trial areas – Northland, Hawke’s Bay and Otago. The development and consultation of these plans are a requirement of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017 (the Act).
03/12/2020
| Operational,
Training
| National
43 new technicians, medics and logisticians have joined Fire and Emergency’s Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team.
26/11/2020
| Operational
| National
Recent floods in Napier were a reminder of how our climate is changing and the likelihood of these events becoming more frequent.
02/11/2020
| Operational
| National
Ambulance workers are taking industrial action from 4 November 2020.
02/11/2020
| Operational,
Emergency management
| National
Takaka Volunteer Fire Brigade Chief Fire Officer Phil Woolf is encouraging all our volunteer fire brigades to do the Working Safely Around Water training.
29/10/2020
| Operational
| National
A technical issue has caused a problem with some operational personnel start dates in the HR/Payroll and SMS systems.
09/10/2020
| Operational,
Training
| National
Working safely around water training is now compulsory at our National Training Centre.
07/10/2020
| Operational
| National
Our PPE laundry and repair provider TotalCare opened its second warehouse in Christchurch on Monday.
05/10/2020
| Operational
| National
Our Northern Communications Centre moved into a new building today - Piki Ki Te Ao
16/09/2020
| Operational
| National
Every two years, career firefighters undertake physical competency assessments (PCA) to make sure they continue to maintain the appropriate levels of fitness to respond to incidents.