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New Zealand Fire Service - Latest News [Page 7]
Otaki fire avoidable: Fire Service
Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 5:21 pm | New Zealand Fire Service
The suspicious fire that destroyed part of an Otaki recycling plant on Monday has highlighted the importance of adherence to building regulations, the national manager of fire safety integration Gary Talbot says. More >>
Rural fires highlight need for home sprinklers
Friday, 20 January 2006, 2:48 pm | New Zealand Fire Service
Two large house fires in the space of 24 hours in rural Manukau have left two devastated families without homes, highlighting the need to protect rural and lifestyle properties from fires. More >>
More women now fighting fires
Friday, 2 December 2005, 11:59 am | New Zealand Fire Service
If a fire starts or a car crashes in a rural area, it’s increasingly likely that the first firefighter on the scene will be a woman. More >>
Fire calls go sky-high as Guy Fawkes approaches
Tuesday, 1 November 2005, 2:36 pm | New Zealand Fire Service
Less than a week after fireworks went on sale, firefighters have seen a six-fold increase in vegetation fires and a two-fold increase in minor call-outs. More >>
More Kiwis think fireworks sales are a fizzer
Wednesday, 26 October 2005, 5:26 pm | New Zealand Fire Service
More than half of New Zealanders think fireworks should not be available for sale, a survey has revealed. More >>
Hundreds of fire experts in Auckland next week
Monday, 26 September 2005, 2:28 pm | New Zealand Fire Service
More than 500 senior urban and rural fire officers, researchers and experts will be meeting in Auckland for an Australasian conference on 5 to 7 October. More >>
New Zealand Fire Service: Holidays Act Appeal
Friday, 16 September 2005, 3:43 pm | New Zealand Fire Service
The Fire Service Commission filed an application this afternoon for leave from the Court of Appeal to appeal the Employment Court's recent judgment on the Holidays Act. More >>
Fire Service's Takaka dairy factory fire findings
Wednesday, 13 July 2005, 9:49 am | New Zealand Fire Service
The New Zealand Fire Service investigators have found a fire at Fonterra’s Takaka milk factory started by radiated heat from welding being carried out as part of off-season maintenance. More >>
Fires in bathroom heat, fan and light units
Friday, 17 June 2005, 12:06 am | New Zealand Fire Service
It’s that time of year when people turn on their bathroom’s heater, fan and light unit without even giving it a second thought that it might be the potential source of a fire. More >>
Predicting The Moods Of A Raging Monster
Friday, 11 February 2005, 10:19 am | New Zealand Fire Service
Bushfires are notoriously unpredictable - but Australian scientists are starting to come up with reliable tools for predicting fire behaviour which may save lives and help to limit damage. More >>
Bushfire Prediction Tools Set To Improve
Friday, 30 July 2004, 11:05 am | New Zealand Fire Service
The study involving research scientists and fire agencies in collaboration uses state-of-the-art technology to help more accurately predict and plan for grassland fires. More >>
Fire Service Tried Its Best To Save Man's Life
Friday, 30 July 2004, 11:03 am | New Zealand Fire Service
Firefighters, including specialist urban search and rescue personnel, would have done anything they could to save a construction worker buried under tons of soil in Mission Bay yesterday. More >>
Home stay accommodation to be sprinklered
Monday, 14 June 2004, 11:38 am | New Zealand Fire Service
Visitors to larger home stay premises will have the added protection of a home sprinkler system under a new agreement between the New Zealand Fire Service and @Home New Zealand, the association representing all major home stays. More >>
Fire Service: School policy protects lives
Friday, 16 April 2004, 12:45 am | New Zealand Fire Service
The Fire Service is defending its national agreement with the Ministry of Education that limits the use of school facilities for sleepovers and requires appropriate levels of fire protection to ensure the facilities are safe. More >>
Two Marae Fires in Three Days – Unacceptable Loss
Thursday, 20 November 2003, 8:40 am | New Zealand Fire Service
Hard on the heels of a severe marae fire in Rotorua, the northern town of Kaikohe has had to suffer the same fate - this time leaving little more than ashes as a reminder for its descendants. Around lunchtime today the Okorini marae was completely burnt ... More >>
Marae Fire – a timely reminder
Monday, 17 November 2003, 9:11 am | New Zealand Fire Service
The charred remains of an ancestral meeting house in Rotorua is a timely wake up call for all marae, says the New Zealand Fire Service. More >>
Awhitu House; a timely reminder for all marae
Wednesday, 16 April 2003, 9:12 am | New Zealand Fire Service
The loss of irreplaceable taonga and a whare tawhito (heritage building) is a timely wake up call for all marae, says the New Zealand Fire Service. More >>
