New Lake Okareka Fire Station officially opened
Bay of Plenty’s newest fire station at Lake Okareka was opened by Internal Affairs Minister Hon. Jan Tinetti on Saturday.
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Satellite Sim Cards set to be updated
Fire and Emergency’s Satellite SIM Cards are being updated with new telephone numbers.
Network outage will affect Remote access, Citrix, SMS and Smart applications
Fire and Emergency's Network and Infrastructure teams will be replacing parts of the network in the Wellington data centre. As part of this change some services will be affected.
Changes coming to uniform packaging from TotalCare
Our Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) laundry and repair provider, TotalCare, is making changes to the processes for delivery and return of laundered uniforms.
Travel office pilot showing positive change
Five months after we introduced the travel office pilot there are already lots of positive changes happening across Fire and Emergency.
New fire truck for Heretaunga Volunteer Fire Brigade
Heretaunga Volunteer Fire Brigade in the Hawke’s Bay is excited about their new Isuzu appliance and all its mod cons, said Brigade Controller Hamish (T) Hanara.
Our 2021 People Survey
People are at the heart of everything we do, and we want to hear your views. Our third People Survey will launch next week, running from 23 March to 16 April 2021.
Minister meets National Women's Advisory Committee
Last friday our National Women’s Advisory Committee met with Minister of Internal Affairs Hon. Jan Tinetti at Parliament to share their stories, and speak about some of the challenges faced by women in Fire and Emergency and work being done to support our wāhine.
Wellington International Pride Parade has been cancelled
Wellington International Pride Parade organisers have made the tough decision to cancel this year’s event. They will now focus their efforts on next year’s parade, scheduled for March 2022.
Counselling services available at Fire and Emergency
After 2020 we had hoped things might calm down, however 2021 is starting off with a rollercoaster, and not necessarily one of the fun ones.