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Open fire season for Marlborough District

28 March 2022 | Fire Season Updates

All of the Marlborough District is now in an open fire season as at 8am, Monday 28 March (excluding DOC land).

Open fire season for Bay of Plenty

28 March 2022 | Fire Season Updates

Bay of Plenty District is now in an open fire season, effective from 8am, Monday 28 March.

Growing spotlight on large animal rescue

24 March 2022 | Ignite Magazine

A small group of dedicated people has been working hard to create practical and effective ways to improve how we respond to large animal rescue.

Fold-out fire truck for children at Starship a ‘real hit'

24 March 2022 | Ignite Magazine

To help other families going through really tough times, Michelle and Warrick founded ‘Frankie to the Rescue’.

Good planning and communication behind airlift rescue

24 March 2022 | Ignite Magazine

A well-executed helicopter rescue typified what was a successful deployment to the West Coast floods for Fire and Emergency’s Southern Urban Search and Rescue.

Building trust and understanding with evacuees

23 March 2022 | Ignite Magazine

New fire safety initiative from Auckland City Station for Afghanistan evacuees that will undoubtedly save lives.

IGNITE Magazine: Issue 23

22 March 2022 | Ignite Magazine

In the edition we look at Whanaungatana on display at Waihārara, celebrating our wāhine and how to help us improve our decontamination system.

Be safe - check fires are fully out

15 March 2022 | Announcements

People in Manawatu-Whanganui are being urged to check any historic fires are fully extinguished so they don’t reignite.