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NZ USAR team in Japan: update 11AM 15 March
Tuesday, 15 March 2011, 11:52 am | New Zealand Fire Service
The New Zealand Fire Service USAR team arrives about now (midday) in the northern Japanese coastal area where many thousands of people are missing after Friday’s tsunami. The New Zealand team is part of an international group of rescuers, including ... More >>
Fire/USAR media update - Monday 7 March 2011
Monday, 7 March 2011, 11:48 am | New Zealand Fire Service
• Forsyth Barr - Work is continuing on clearing the stairwell in the Forsyth Barr building. Progress is being made but is slow work. The United States USAR team is working on this site with support from the New Zealand Fire Service, other emergency ... More >>
New Zealand Fire Service and USAR - Update March 2nd 5.30pm
Wednesday, 2 March 2011, 8:42 pm | New Zealand Fire Service
Grand Chancellor – NZ USAR confirm they have now searched beyond the 10th floor . Search of the remainder of the building is almost complete however parts of the stairwell remain a problem due to rubble. Searching of surrounding buildings is now ... More >>
New Zealand Fire Service Honour Earthquake Victims
Tuesday, 1 March 2011, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Fire Service
New Zealand Fire Service and New Zealand and international Urban Search and Rescue taskforce members together with other emergency service workers and contractors today joined all New Zealanders in observing the national two minutes silence. More >>
No signs of life in buildings searched this morning in ChCh
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 11:05 am | New Zealand Fire Service
USSAR teams have this morning investigated two reports of possible survivors in two buildings in central Christchurch but after careful searching, including using the search dogs and technical equipment, have found no evidence of life. The two buildings ... More >>
Fire service update - Still no one available for interview
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 5:38 pm | New Zealand Fire Service
Fire appliances, firefighting crews and Urban Search and Rescue personnel are on their way to Christchurch to support the civil defence emergency response to the Christchurch airport. The first wave of support includes several fire appliances ... More >>
Fire Service response to Christchurch Earthquake
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Fire Service
The New Zealand Fire Service is mobilising its two North Island Urban Search and Rescue taskforces to support the third taskforce which is based in Christchurch. The National Commander Mike Hall says the Canterbury earthquake is a national disaster ... More >>
Fire Service Media Alert - Update as at 10am
Saturday, 29 January 2011, 1:07 pm | New Zealand Fire Service
The fire Service has responded to over 350 weather related incidents throughout the Northland, Auckland Waikato, Bay of Plenty regions since 6pm Friday. There were 120 incidents in Northland, 120 in Auckland, 40 in Waikato, 75 in Bay of Plenty. The ... More >>
Firefighters have responded to more 200 weather events
Saturday, 29 January 2011, 11:52 am | New Zealand Fire Service
Firefighters have responded to more 200 weather related events since 6pm last night. Incidents have occurred right throughout the Northern Region. Worst hit areas have been Kawakawa, Kaeo and the Whangarei District. Meanwhile, Auckland Firefighters ... More >>
Fire Service Update On Weather Callouts
Sunday, 23 January 2011, 9:29 pm | New Zealand Fire Service
The Fire Service has responded to 150 incidents related to flooding in the Northern Region (Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty). More >>
Rain Keeps Fire Service Busy
Sunday, 23 January 2011, 1:27 pm | New Zealand Fire Service
The Fire Service has responded to more than 100 weather related events this morning in the Northern Region. All incidents have been related to flooding. Worst effected areas are the North Shore of Auckland, Eastern Suburbs and the lower CBD. Homes have ... More >>
Proposed new regional management structure
Wednesday, 19 January 2011, 12:44 pm | New Zealand Fire Service
The Fire Service plans to streamline its regional management structure to improve efficiencies and provide greater clarity in responsibilities. The proposed change would have no effect on the public or its response to emergencies. More >>
Christchurch 9-11 Ceremony
Saturday, 11 September 2010, 11:42 am | New Zealand Fire Service
The annual Christchurch 9-11 ceremony marking the death of the 343 New York firefighters, killed when the twin towers of the World Trade Centre collapsed will still be held tomorrow (Saturday) but will be very brief. More >>
Southdown Freezing Works Fire
Saturday, 15 May 2010, 11:06 am | New Zealand Fire Service
Over 30 fire appliances, 120 firefighters and dozens of support personnel have an extensive fire in South Auckland under control. A large section of the abandoned Southdown Freezing Works has now collapsed after being damaged by an earlier fire. More >>
Tamahere Community To Be Thanked By Fire Service
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 1:02 pm | New Zealand Fire Service
The Governor-General will host a special community commemoration tomorrow to publicly acknowledge all those in the Tamahere and Hamilton communities who helped rescue and care for the firefighters injured in the Icepak Coolstore explosion. More >>
Fire Service Gains Silver in Business Excellence
Friday, 20 November 2009, 10:58 am | New Zealand Fire Service
The New Zealand Fire Service has improved its business and organisational practice to reach some of the most demanding standards in the world. To prove it, the Fire Service has just been awarded Silver status in the prestigious Business Excellence ... More >>
UNDAC deployment Samoa
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 4:57 pm | New Zealand Fire Service
New Zealand provides support to UNDAC (United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination). Two senior Fire Service staff have been deployed to help with the United Nations relief effort in the Pacific. Jim Stuart-Black, National Manager Special Operations, ... More >>
Fire Service Will Not Bow To Union Threat
Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Fire Service
The New Zealand Fire Service is extremely concerned that the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union has refused to withdraw its industrial action to allow wage negotiations to continue today. The two parties have been attempting to agree on a new Collective ... More >>
Paata Marae Fire - A Timely Reminder For All Marae
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 12:15 pm | New Zealand Fire Service
Today's fire at the Paata Marae near Kaitaia is an unfortunate but timely reminder for all marae to manage the risk of fire for our tupuna whare (ancestral houses) says the Fire Services' National Advisor on kaupapa Maori, Piki Thomas. More >>
Festive Time Is A Time To Keep Safe
Tuesday, 30 December 2008, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Fire Service
Firefighters are warning the public to take care and undertake good fire safety practices over the upcoming new year period. More >>
