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Fire And Emergency New Zealand Celebrate 30 Years Of USAR
Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 3:11 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Fire and Emergency National Manager Response Capability Ken Cooper says the USAR capability continues to be a crucial function of the organisation. More >>
Expect Delays During Career Firefighters’ One-Hour Strike On Friday - Be Extra Careful
Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 11:33 am | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
"We will answer 111 fire calls and respond to fires in affected areas, but in areas covered by career firefighters, our response to fires will be delayed," Deputy National Commander Megan Stiffler says. More >>
Large Vegetation Fires In Canterbury Last Week Caused By Strong Winds That Fanned Embers From Burn Piles
Thursday, 25 September 2025, 3:29 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Fire and Emergency Community Risk Manager Dean Harker says investigations into two vegetation fires, which broke out last Wednesday at Southbridge and Springfield, are now complete. More >>
Saving Lives This Daylight Saving - Check You Have Working Smoke Alarms In The Right Places
Thursday, 25 September 2025, 11:20 am | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Tom Ronaldson says while you are checking your smoke alarms this weekend, take a few minutes to talk to your household about your three-step escape plan. More >>
25 New Career Firefighters Join The Fire And Emergency New Zealand Team
Thursday, 18 September 2025, 4:32 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Whānau and friends gathered at Fire and Emergency’s National Training Centre (NTC) to watch their loved ones demonstrate the skills learnt during the 12-week recruit course. More >>
Southbridge Canterbury Vegetation Fire Update 2
Thursday, 18 September 2025, 11:57 am | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Fire and Emergency was alerted to the fire around 3pm yesterday afternoon which also destroyed two utility sheds. More >>
Final Fire And Emergency New Zealand Deployed Firefighter Returns Home From Canada
Thursday, 18 September 2025, 10:05 am | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
The arrival of the International Liaison Officer on Thursday morning capped more than two months of deployments with 59 personnel assisting the Canadian wildfire response in Alberta and Manitoba. More >>
Fire And Emergency New Zealand Welcomes Four Specialists Home From Canada
Tuesday, 9 September 2025, 2:22 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
The four-person specialist team departed New Zealand on 5 August and arrived home today (9 September). They have been undertaking specialist roles as taskforce leaders and helicopter coordinators. More >>
44 Fire And Emergency New Zealand Personnel Recognised With International Award
Friday, 5 September 2025, 10:20 am | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
This award is in recognition of the utmost professionalism and unwavering dedication in Incident Management support that our people provided to the affected communities in New South Wales. More >>
Fire And Emergency New Zealand Welcomes 50 Firefighters Home From Canada
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 7:46 am | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Our Kiwi firefighters are known for their ability to get the tough jobs done and we welcome them home with great pride in the work they have done, and the way they have represented Fire and Emergency and Aotearoa. More >>
Fire And Emergency New Zealand Specialists Continue To Respond To The Canadian Wildfires
Monday, 4 August 2025, 12:20 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
This deployment of four Incident Management Team (IMT) specialists will be heading to the Alberta province after a formal request for assistance was received by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC). More >>
Stark Warning As People Burned Removing Flaming Material From Homes
Friday, 1 August 2025, 10:32 am | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
"Let this be a reminder to people that if a fire is bigger than a football, then you can’t put it out. You must get out and stay out," Fire and Emergency New Zealand Otago Risk Reduction Advisor Matt Jones said. More >>
Care Urged After Spate Of Fatal House Fires
Friday, 25 July 2025, 3:50 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
"This is our worst year in 10 years. With the cooler weather, we see more house fires. It is so important that people take some simple steps to ensure whanau and friends are safe," he says. More >>
Fire And Emergency New Zealand Offers Firefighters A 5.1 Percent Pay Increase
Thursday, 24 July 2025, 7:36 am | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Deputy Chief Executive Service Delivery Operations/Deputy National Commander Megan Stiffler says Fire and Emergency has offered the Union a 5.1 percent pay increase over the next three years, as well as increases to some allowances. More >>
Canterbury Local Advisory Committee Appointed
Thursday, 17 July 2025, 12:19 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
The LAC members were selected by the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Board and will provide the Board with independent advice about what their communities value, their needs and the risks they face. More >>
Wellington Local Advisory Committee Appointed
Thursday, 17 July 2025, 12:12 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
The LAC members were appointed by the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Board and will provide the Board with independent advice about what their communities value, their needs and the risks they face. More >>
43-Person Taskforce Set To Bolster Fire And Emergency New Zealand’s Canadian Assistance
Friday, 11 July 2025, 12:37 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
A seven-person specialist team arrived in Manitoba during the week. The second deployment leaves on Sunday and features an agency representative, two taskforce leaders and eight five-person arduous firefighting crews. More >>
Fire And Emergency New Zealand Specialist Teams In Nelson To Support Community
Friday, 11 July 2025, 10:21 am | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Director Service Delivery Operations Brendan Nally says the team got into place early as Nelson has only two roads into the district, and they are prone to flooding and cutting the district off. More >>
Seven-Person Specialist Team To Assist In Canadian Wildfires
Tuesday, 8 July 2025, 11:58 am | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Canada is currently experiencing a severe wildfire season and all their national resources are fully deployed. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre have now requested international support. More >>
Third Offender Sentenced For Offences Relating To The 2022 Awarua Wetlands Wildfire During A Total Fire Ban
Friday, 27 June 2025, 12:25 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Today’s sentence was handed down to the third and last of the three, all of whom had pleaded guilty to offences relating to the Awarua Wetlands fire, Acting Deputy Chief Executive Service Delivery Operations Ken Cooper says. More >>
