15/12/2017
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
Our expectations for this fire season are to act on eight important recommendations out of the report from the Port Hills review. We will use these actions to improve how we plan, communicate and work together, and keep ourselves and the public safe.
14/12/2017
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Directive
| National
A decision was made to check all rural fire supplied overalls and command vests, following the previous National Notice.
03/10/2017
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
A decision has been made to check all rural fire supplied overalls and command vests, following previous National Notices.
08/09/2017
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
We’ve been informed that our Level 1 PPE doesn’t fully meet the Wildfire Firefighting standard. Until we rectify this, take the following safety steps when you wear Level 1 garments at vegetation fires.
08/09/2017
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Safety Notice
| National
Special guidance for personnel working on roadways
21/07/2017
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
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SummaryThis notice outlines the use of powers to restrict or prohibit entry to any land or building that is the site of an emergency. Specialist Fire Investigators and Rural Level 2 and Level 3 Fire Investigators have the powers of an inspector.
10/07/2017
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
Operational Support personnel make an extremely valuable contribution to Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s response to fire and other emergencies.
07/07/2017
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: For Information
| National
For 1 July 2017, all operational personnel (officers and qualified firefighters) were authorised under the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017 to exercise powers to respond to all emergency types.
07/07/2017
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: Operational Instruction
| National
All operational personnel must read and follow this policy when responding to fires and designated emergencies across boundaries.
09/06/2017
| Audience: Operational personnel only
| Status: For Information
| National
The facial hair provisions relating to the use of respiratory protection equipment have been reviewed and updated.