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North Island Firefighters Compete In High Profile Firefighter-sports Event

Monday, 8 April 2024, 11:38 am | UFBA

This weekend, members of the public can see a simulation of some of the physical endurance they go through More >>

Volunteer Firefighters Reassure New Zealand They’ll Work Through Union Strike Action

Friday, 21 October 2022, 11:37 pm | UFBA

The United Fire Brigades Association (UFBA), which is the largest association representing New Zealand’s firefighters, is reminding New Zealanders that 85% of the country’s frontline firefighters will remain on deck during November’s strike action. Volunteer ... More >>

Volunteer Firefighters Will Continue To Protect New Zealand’s Communities

Friday, 5 August 2022, 6:23 pm | UFBA

Yesterday the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) released further strike action information, advising they would stop work for an hour on two consecutive Fridays in August. The United Fire Brigades’ Association (UFBA) Board Chair, Hon. ... More >>

UFBA’s Firefighter Combat Challenge, Auckland 9/10 April, Will Push Firefighters To Be The Best!

Wednesday, 7 April 2021, 11:34 am | UFBA

UFBA’s Firefighter Combat Challenge will push firefighters to be the best! Aotea Square, Auckland, Friday 9 – Saturday 10 April, Dubbed the ‘ toughest two minutes in sport’, and designed to simulate a knife-edge rescue, the UFBA Firefighter Combat ... More >>

Firefighters face the toughest two minutes in sport

Tuesday, 15 March 2016, 11:46 am | UFBA

Wellington, Tuesday 15 March - The UFBA National Firefighter Combat Challenge, the ‘toughest two minutes in sport’, is coming to the Wellington Waterfront on Friday 18 March and Saturday 19 March, drawing 150 firefighter competitors from throughout ... More >>

Fire rescue crews racing against time

Friday, 7 March 2014, 9:30 am | UFBA

United Fire Brigades’ Association (UFBA) National Road Crash Rescue Challenge – a competition in which Fire Rescue crews race against the clock to extricate and treat live patients in scenarios designed to replicate road crash incidents firefighters ... More >>

Ultra-Fast Broadband Deployment Gets Underway In Hamlton

Thursday, 14 July 2011, 3:58 pm | UFBA

Ultrafast broadband is being rolled out in Hamilton, with the official launch of the build in the northern suburb of Te Rapa today. More >>

Competitions Relocated from Christchurch to Wellington

Tuesday, 5 April 2011, 3:55 pm | UFBA

The Australasian and World Road Rescue Challenges - firefighter vehicle extrication competitions originally scheduled to take place in Christchurch will now be hosted in Wellington from 14 to 17 July 2011. More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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