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Be prepared - tips get your home fire safe for summer
23 November 2020 | Announcements
As summer approaches, Fire and Emergency wants people living with a risk of wildfire to act now and protect their homes from the wildfire hazard.
Fire and Emergency says be firewise in Otago this weekend
20 November 2020 | Announcements
Fire and Emergency is expecting seasonal winds across Otago this weekend to increase the fire danger to very high.
Be firewise this Guy Fawkes
30 October 2020 | Community Education
Fire and Emergency wants a much safer and less eventful Guy Fawkes this year.
Queen’s Birthday honours recipients recognised
21 October 2020 | Announcements
Des Minehan, Ian Walker, Ewan Mason, Allan Cox and Diane Yalden, were presented with their honours by Governor-General Patsy Reddy at Government House today.
Neighbourhood Support New Zealand Signs Relationship Agreement with Fire and Emergency New Zealand
19 October 2020 | Announcements
Our communities were made even safer today with the signing of a Relationship Agreement between Neighbourhood Support NZ & Fire and Emergency NZ.
Kitchen fire prompts reminder to never leave cooking unattended
16 October 2020 | Community Education
A Tawa resident had a close call on Thursday when their house filled with smoke after a pot caught fire when it was left unattended on the stove.
Rural Hawkes Bay moves to restricted fire season from Monday
12 October 2020 | Announcements
Fire and Emergency New Zealand says rural Hawkes Bay moves to a restricted fire season from Monday 12 October.
Fire and Emergency NZ releases independent review of NZICC fire
6 October 2020 | Announcements
Fire and Emergency New Zealand has released an independent operational review it commissioned into last October’s New Zealand International Conference Centre fi