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Westland joins Buller and Grey Districts in restricted fire season
News and media|13 January 2023Westland District has joined the rest of the West Coast in a restricted fire season as at 08:00 this morning (13 January)
International good practice in safety, health and wellbeing in fire and emergency services - Report #153 (2016)
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This research looks at the international jurisdictions considered to have leading or emerging best practice safety, health and wellbeing systems.
Get Firewise Research
Found in: Teachers and Schools | Get FirewiseWhat the research saysHow five and six year olds learn safety behavioursEducationists have established through research that five and six year olds learn and retain safety messages and safe behaviours if: the number of messages and behaviours is kept to as few as possible the message is repeated several times and children say it out loud when the message or behaviour is introduced, the children have many opportunities to process the knowledge or practise the behaviour each time children process the knowledge they involve themselves in the situation and talk, describe, or draw themselves in the situation where possible, children actively do something to practise the behaviour children have opportunities to discuss their knowledge and practise their skills at regular intervals after they have learnt it children relate the learning to themselves and their family and lives.
Notifying fumigation activity
Found in: Hazardous substancesFumigants are used to control a variety of pests and are important for agriculture, horticulture and biosecurity.
It’s Escape Week - are you prepared to escape in a house fire?
News and media|10 February 2020This week (9 - 15 February) marks the start of Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s first ‘Escape Week’.
Port Hills fire update #22
News and media|20 February 2024The colder weather combined with a small amount of rain overnight on Monday helped cool the Port Hills fireground, but this has made for challenging, slippery conditions on Tuesday.
Prohibited fire season for Western Bay of Plenty
News and media|2 February 2021The Western Bay of Plenty is now in a prohibited fire season.