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South Island Firefighters Compete In High Profile Firefighter-sports Event
Monday, 11 March 2024, 10:56 am | United Fire Brigades' Association
Aotearoa New Zealand is protected by around 14,000 paid and volunteer firefighters from urban, rural, industrial, and defence force fire brigades. Firefighters have expert, life-saving skills that they regularly train for and perfect so that when ... More >>
Firefighters Compete At The South Island Waterway Challenge
Monday, 26 February 2024, 1:35 pm | United Fire Brigades' Association
Each year 20,000 fires threaten precious homes, businesses, our natural environment, and lives across New Zealand. As we have seen with the recent large fires throughout the country, they all require lots of water and brave people to put it there! Firefighting ... More >>
Firefighters Compete At North Island Waterway Challenge
Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 9:48 am | United Fire Brigades' Association
Each year 20,000 fires threaten precious homes, businesses, our natural environment and lives across New Zealand. All require one thing - lots of water and brave people to put it there! Firefighting relies on timing, technical expertise, and teamwork ... More >>
Here’s To Our Volunteers - Who Are Here, There And Everywhere You Need Them
Tuesday, 20 June 2023, 4:57 pm | United Fire Brigades' Association
This Te Wiki Tūao ā-Motu National Volunteer Week, the United Fire Brigade’s Association is sending a loud and proud shout-out to the more-than 12,000 volunteers that make up the bulk of the brigades around the country. Around 85% of Aotearoa’s ... More >>
UFBA Calls For Equal Treatment Of All Firefighters By ACC
Monday, 22 May 2023, 6:18 pm | United Fire Brigades' Association
The United Fire Brigades’ Association of NZ (UFBA) is calling for New Zealand’s ACC legislation to be amended so the country’s 12,000 volunteer firefighters are covered for occupational illness and diseases they incur as part of their duties. ... More >>
Firefighters Compete At National Waterway Challenge
Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 11:41 am | United Fire Brigades' Association
Each year 20,000 fires threaten precious homes, businesses, our natural environment and lives across New Zealand. They all require one thing - lots of water and brave people to put it there! Firefighting relies on timing, technical expertise, and teamwork ... More >>
140 Firefighters Compete In National Extreme Firefighter-sports Event
Monday, 1 May 2023, 3:47 pm | United Fire Brigades' Association
Aotearoa New Zealand is protected by around 14,000 paid and volunteer firefighters, who do more than put out fires. Recently we have seen great coverage of their wider emergency response duties, such as rescuing people from houses, extracting flood ... More >>
140 Firefighters Compete In National Extreme Firefighter-sports Event
Thursday, 27 April 2023, 12:43 pm | United Fire Brigades' Association
Aotearoa New Zealand is protected by around 14,000 paid and volunteer firefighters, who do more than put out fires. Recently we have seen great coverage of their wider emergency response duties, such as rescuing people from houses, extracting flood ... More >>
120 North Island Firefighters Compete In High Profile Firefighter-sports Event
Thursday, 6 April 2023, 2:49 pm | United Fire Brigades' Association
Aotearoa New Zealand is protected by approximately 14,000 paid and volunteer firefighters, who do more than put out fires. Recently we have seen great coverage of their wider emergency response duties, such as rescuing people from houses, extracting flood ... More >>
South Island Firefighters Compete In High Profile Firefighter-sports Event
Monday, 20 March 2023, 4:04 pm | United Fire Brigades' Association
Aotearoa New Zealand is protected by over 14,000 paid and volunteer firefighters, who do more than put out fires. Recently we have seen great coverage of their wider emergency response duties, such as rescuing people from houses, extracting flood ... More >>
We Are Grateful For Our Firefighters And Emergency Responders
Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 1:26 pm | United Fire Brigades' Association
The United Fire Brigades’ Association (UFBA) wishes to thank all emergency services personnel who have responded to protect their communities across the motu as Cyclone Gabrielle causes widespread devastation. Our thoughts and prayers are with the two ... More >>
Firefighters Compete At National Waterway Challenge
Monday, 13 February 2023, 3:47 pm | United Fire Brigades' Association
Each year 20,000 fires threaten precious homes, businesses, our natural environment and lives across New Zealand. They all require one thing - lots of water and brave people to put it there! Firefighting relies on timing, technical expertise, and teamwork ... More >>
Firefighters Compete At The North Island Waterway Challenge
Monday, 16 January 2023, 1:37 pm | United Fire Brigades' Association
Each year 20,000 fires threaten precious homes, businesses, our natural environment and lives across New Zealand. All require one thing - lots of water and brave people to put it there! Firefighting relies on timing, technical expertise, and teamwork ... More >>
Levin Volunteer Firefighters Welcome More Protection For Their Community
Friday, 15 July 2022, 3:37 pm | United Fire Brigades' Association
The volunteer firefighters of Levin and Horowhenua brigades do an incredible job serving and protecting their communities. The Levin Volunteer Fire Brigade crews multiple fire appliances and attends a significant amount of call-outs - around 450 ... More >>
Volunteer Firefighters Respond To 63% Of Road Crashes And 55% Of All Medical Emergency Call Outs Across New Zealand
Thursday, 23 June 2022, 2:47 pm | United Fire Brigades' Association
85% of the New Zealand’s frontline firefighters are volunteers who can be found in every NZ Community, whether remote, rural, provincial or metropolitan. At the heart of volunteerism, is a person who willingly gives of their time to serve and ... More >>
Volunteer Firefighters Give Over $659million To New Zealand’s Economy
Monday, 20 June 2022, 3:24 pm | United Fire Brigades' Association
According to the Strengthening our Approach to Volunteering report, commissioned by the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, New Zealand is a volunteering nation with 49.8% of its population volunteering with an organisation or directly ... More >>
Independent Review Of Fire And Emergency’s Progress On Bullying And Harassment Culture
Friday, 29 April 2022, 4:07 pm | United Fire Brigades' Association
The United Fire Brigades’ Association (UFBA) welcomes today’s announcement by Te Kawa Mataaho, the Public Service Commission, to appoint Belinda Clark QSO to lead an independent review into the progress that Fire and Emergency New Zealand has made ... More >>
The Fire Trucks Will Always Turn Up For Our Communities
Monday, 29 November 2021, 3:55 pm | United Fire Brigades' Association
The United Fire Brigades’ Association represents 693 different brigades including urban and rural volunteers, defence, airport and industry brigades - supporting nearly 14,000 individuals. 89% of volunteers are vaccinated. Unvaccinated members of volunteer ... More >>
UFBA National Waterway Competition – Wainuiomata, Wellington.16-17 April 2021
Wednesday, 14 April 2021, 4:04 pm | United Fire Brigades' Association
Each year 20,000 fires threaten precious homes, businesses, our natural environment and lives across New Zealand. All require one thing – lots of water and brave people to put it there! Come and watch this national competitive skills event where firefighters ... More >>
UFBA’s Firefighter Combat Challenge Pushes Firefighters To Be The Best
Monday, 15 March 2021, 4:58 pm | United Fire Brigades' Association
Dubbed the ‘ toughest two minutes in sport’, and designed to simulate a knife-edge rescue, the UFBA Firefighter Combat Challenge pushes firefighters to their limit. These aren’t NZ’s top athletes, these are the everyday heroes who respond to ... More >>
