Help us make your community more resilient in an emergency

Under the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017, Fire and Emergency is required to establish Local Advisory Committees around the country.

Why we’re setting up Local Advisory Committees

This video explains the critical role Fire and Emergency’s Local Advisory Committees will have in providing independent community-focused advice to our Board to inform our local and national emergency planning.  

Local Advisory Committees will ensure communities' voices and interests are reflected in our national and local planning. As well as providing advice from a local perspective, they will help us better understand risks and issues faced by communities - now and in the future.

This will help us to more effectively help communities prepare for, respond to, and recover well from emergencies, which is vital to building a safer and more resilient New Zealand.

What's happening now?

Nominations opened on 2 December 2019 for the first seven Local Advisory Committees being established by mid-2020. The locations; Northland, Tairāwhiti, Hawke’s Bay, Marlborough, Chatham Islands, West Coast and Otago were prioritised based on:

• what we learned from the Local Advisory Committee 2016/17 pilots and 2018 trial
• the need to ensure a diverse mix of local areas, with varying risks and activity
• geographical spread (at least one Local Advisory Committee in each Fire and Emergency New Zealand region).

This brochure has more information about nominating yourself or someone else for a Local Advisory Committee.

Questions? Email LACs@fireandemergency.nz