Our 3-Step Escape Plan

Fire safety regulatory framework

The legislation around fire safety in the built environment includes requirements that relate to the design of the building itself as well as some that relate to the operation, maintenance and general use.

Approved alternative solutions

Some specific types of buildings need considerations that makes them fall outside the scope of normal alternative solutions for the fire safety design.

Designing for fire safety

The purpose of fire safety design in a building is to allow people to escape the building before being overcome by the effects of fire.

Information and Practice Days

Fire engineering brief

When a building is sufficiently complex to preclude using prescriptive guidance as a means of establishing compliance, a specifically-engineered solution is required (referred to as either alternative solution, or performance based engineering).

Central Hawke’s Bay first responders join up to train

Central Hawke’s Bay emergency services are running a joint training exercise in Waipawa on Tuesday evening 1 April to practice their response to emergencies.

OIA 11073 - Appliance codes

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Official Information Act request - OIA 11073 response

Re-engage a career as a Firefighter

If you have worked as a Career Firefighter and wish to re-engage back into the job please fill in this short form and we will be in touch with you.