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Fire and Emergency New Zealand to assist in NSW flood response

Fire and Emergency New Zealand will send six specialist personnel to assist with the ongoing flood response in New South Wales.

Papakura fire contained but smoke alert remains in force

Firefighters have contained a large fire burning at a metal recycling premises in Papakura, but the fire is expected to take several hours to fully extinguish.

Effectiveness of fire safety systems for use in quantitative risk assessments - Report #89 (2008)

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More Fire and Emergency help on the way for New South Wales flood response

A third Fire and Emergency incident management team, Team Charlie, has arrived in New South Wales to continue assisting with the significant flooding in the State this week.

Fire and Emergency launches investigation following the fatalities of two firefighters and the injury of two others

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has announced an independent investigation into the events that resulted in the fatalities of two firefighters, and the injury of two others, while responding to a flooding event at Muriwai, Auckland during Cyclone Gabrielle on the night of 13 February 2023.

Differentiating Strong and Struggling Volunteer Brigades - Report #150 (2017)

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The focus of this research was to identify the key factors that differentiate strong and struggling volunteer brigades.

Large structure fire in Favona Auckland contained

Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews have contained a large structure fire in Favona, Auckland and are now working to extinguish it.

Papakura fire brought under control

The fire burning at a metal recycling premises in Papakura has been brought under control but is not yet out.