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Fire and Emergency received calls for 20 incidents during today’s strike

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Fire and Emergency received calls for 20 incidents during today’s strike

13 Pipiri 2026

Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 20 incidents between midday and 1pm today, Saturday 13 June, the thirty-ninth time the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) has taken strike action.

Of the 20 incidents, 12 were in areas impacted by the strike.

Five were false alarms.

Four were medical calls and Hato Hone St John and Wellington Free Ambulance responded as per our contingency planning.

One was a small domestic rubbish fire, and one was a motor vehicle crash.

One was a call out to a small kitchen fire in Nelson City around 12.50pm.

An Assistant District Commander was the first to arrive.

Volunteer crews from Stoke and Nelson were notified and arrived at 12:57pm, with career crews from Nelson dispatched at the end of their one-hour strike.

“Fire and Emergency remains committed to achieving a fair and sustainable settlement so we can continue working to keep communities safe,” Deputy National Commander Brendan Nally says.

“Fire and Emergency’s most recent offer compares favourably with other public sector settlements and would deliver a 6.2 percent pay increase by November 2027, at a cost of $32.7 million through to July 2028.

“By comparison, the NZPFU’s settlement proposal came to approximately $120 million over the same period. That is not financially realistic at a time where we are reducing staffing levels in other areas of the organisation and when we also have to keep investing in the trucks and equipment our people need to do their jobs safely.

“We continue to call on the NZPFU to call off these reckless strikes while we remain in discussions to progress negotiations. It is irresponsible to put the community at risk while we work to resolve this dispute.

“We acknowledge and appreciate the dedication of the volunteers, Operational Commanders and Communication Centre Managers who manage the strike responses.

“We remind the public that emergency responses will be delayed when strike action takes place,” Brendan Nally says. 

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