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Fireworks ban at Northland’s Ahipara, Karikari Peninsula and Ripiro Beach
1 Hakihea 2023 | Fire Season Updates
Fireworks are banned in the Ahipara township and surrounds, on the Karikari Peninsula, and at Ripiro Beach from Friday 1 December, until further notice.
Bravo strike team arrives home from Queensland fires
29 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2023 | Deployments
Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Bravo strike team has arrived home after assisting with the response to wildfires burning across Queensland.
Kaiapoi's new fire station officially opened
27 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2023 | Announcements
Fire and Emergency joined with the Kaiapoi community to celebrate the opening of the new Kaiapoi Fire Station today.
Reminder to take care when hay baling this season
23 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2023 | Community Education
Fire and Emergency is reminding people baling hay this season to take their time, to make sure the job is done right.
IGNITE Magazine: Issue 29
22 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2023 | Ignite Magazine
In this edition we look at training first responders in urban search and rescue, Seven Sharp's Live House Burn, and gaining knowledge from the Canada deployment
Second Fire and Emergency deployment arrives in Queensland
17 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2023 | Deployments
An increase in fire danger in Queensland means the arrival of Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s next contingent of firefighters is timely.
People reminded not to light fires when visiting islands off Northland this summer
14 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2023 | Community Education
Fire and Emergency New Zealand is urging people not to light fires on islands that are public conservation land this summer following campfires being lit.
Thinking outside the box with virtual fire safety education in schools
10 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2023 | Community Education
Counties Manukau District firefighters found a unique way to deliver Get Firewise programmes to local schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.