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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 >>
Nelson-Tasman And Marlborough Flooding Update #1
Friday, 27 June 2025, 12:21 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Response Coordinator Steve Trigg says crews are rescuing people trapped in vehicles, assisting with evacuations and pumping water from flooded homes. As at 11.15am they have responded to 31 calls since 4am today. More >>
22 New Career Firefighters Join The Fire And Emergency New Zealand Team
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 9:24 am | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Whānau and friends gathered at Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s National Training Centre (NTC) to watch their loved ones demonstrate the skills learnt during the 12-week recruit course. More >>
New World Victoria Park Fire Update #6
Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 2:02 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Incident Controller Phil Larcombe says fire crews have left the site, more than 24 hours after the fire started. At the height of the fire there were 23 trucks and 80 firefighters, as well as support personnel. More >>
Victoria Park New World Fire Update #5
Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 7:42 am | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
The property is extensively damaged, and fire investigators have returned today to continue working to establish the origin and cause of the fire. More >>
New World Victoria Park Fire Update #4
Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 5:01 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
There are 15 trucks and support vehicles. Two of those are aerials, with the Hamilton aerial now returning to its station in Hamilton. More >>
New World Victoria Park Fire Update #3
Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 2:14 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Crews were alerted by fire alarm activation to the fire around 11.18am. Currently there are 20 trucks and support vehicles are on the scene, with further resources still responding. More >>
New World Victoria Park Fire Update #2
Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 12:46 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Sixteen trucks and a Command Unit are in attendance as at 12.30pm, with trucks brought in from as far away as Devonport, Titirangi and Papaptoetoe to provide additional personnel. More >>
New World Victoria Park Fire
Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 12:01 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Smoke is drifting up into Ponsonby area and towards Grey Lynn. Residents impacted by the smoke are advised to close their windows and doors and avoid going outside if possible. More >>
