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Describing the value of the contribution from the Volunteer fire brigade - Report #100 (2009)

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Auckland Waikato and Bay of Plenty weather update #7

Fire and Emergency crews continue to assist people in Auckland, Waikato, and the Bay of Plenty with weather related call outs this weekend.

Second contingent of Kiwi firefighters return home from Canada

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has welcomed back its second contingent of firefighters from Canada today.

Twizel community taking the fire risk seriously

Visitors to the Mackenzie Basin this weekend are being provided with information about the local fire danger in the hope that they will avoid risky activities that could spark a wildfire.

Mackenzie Basin prepares for wildfire

The Mackenzie Basin is “primed and ready to burn,” with the most challenging wildfire conditions since 2008 forecast into the weekend.

Our communities and our workforce are changing

By 2038, more than 50 percent of New Zealanders will be from non-European backgrounds and our communities will speak more than 200 languages.

Black Jack Road vegetation fire update #4

Crews are now standing down for the evening at the Black Jack Road fire but helicopters will remain operating until 6.30pm.

Fire and Emergency received calls for 11 incidents during today’s strike

Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 11 incidents between 12 pm and 1pm today, Wednesday 23 September, the sixty-fourth time the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) has taken strike action.