This section contains information about Fire and Emergency New Zealand's research and reporting activities.
Key learning taken from investigations are compiled and published in our "Heads Up" reports.
The New Zealand Wildfire Summary report looks at wildfire incidents in New Zealand over the previous year to provide learnings for future wildfire seasons and to help target local risk reduction initiatives.
Wildfire Investigation Reports, Operational Reviews and Action Plans.
Fire weather station climatology data by Fire District
View our progress reports and other work relating to our ongoing Positive Workplace Culture Programme.
PFAS means ‘per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances’ and is a collective term for more than 3,000 compounds containing fluorine that are used in a wide variety of consumer products, including food packaging, cookware, clothing, carpets, furniture, and cleaning products. They have also been used in firefighting foams that are used to fight liquid fuel fires (Class B foams).