Fire and Emergency New Zealand

IN AN EMERGENCY CALL 111. 🔥🚒 Here to help in an emergency and protect what matters most to you. Official account of Fire and Emergency NZ.

[Nelson Tasman CDEM @NelsonTasmanCD]

The Nelson Marlborough @FireEmergencyNZ team are responding to a fire in the Lee Valley. Evacuated residents can go to the Civil Defence Centre at Wanderers Clubrooms - Lord Rutherford Drive. Or call 03 543 8400

[Fire and Emergency New Zealand @FireEmergencyNZ]

Preparedness is an important way we can protect ourselves, our whānau, and our homes from emergencies.

Download the MetService New Zealand app and turn on notifications to be the first to know when the fire danger is extreme or there’s a severe weather warning in your area 🔥⛈

[MetService NZ @MetService]

🔔 Notifications are here! Be prepared for Aotearoa New Zealand's most extreme conditions. Red Severe Weather Warnings and Extreme Fire Danger notifications are now available in MetService NZ Weather app. Don't have the app? Get it here 👉https://t.co/yeQNVT5QYV

[Fire and Emergency New Zealand @FireEmergencyNZ]

❗️ PUKAKI DOWNS WILDFIRE - 21/09/2023

Crews were called at 7.45pm last night to a scrub fire at Pukaki Downs, north of Twizel.

Seven helicopters with monsoon buckets are now in operation.

https://t.co/0tLdBYlBNu

[AFAC @AFACnews]

Congratulations to Kelley Toy and Adrian Nacey from @FireEmergencyNZ, winners of the AFAC Knowledge Innovation Award and the 2023 AFAC Laurie Lavelle Award.

[Fire and Emergency New Zealand @FireEmergencyNZ]

And just like that the live burn with Seven Sharp is complete. As demonstrated tonight a house can be completely engulfed in fire within minutes ⏰

Create your 3-step escape plan with your household tonight! #SpeedOfFire https://t.co/PCedu9637b

[Fire and Emergency New Zealand @FireEmergencyNZ]

The house is lit 🔥 #SpeedOfFire

[Fire and Emergency New Zealand @FireEmergencyNZ]

We’re one hour out, as our crews are getting ready to demonstrate the speed and danger of a house fire and the importance of being prepared. Tune in to watch on @SevenSharp tonight! 📺 🔥 #SpeedOfFire

[Fire and Emergency New Zealand @FireEmergencyNZ]

From derelict to dressed 🏚️➡️🏠

Tonight, our team will demonstrate why a 3-step escape plan and working fire alarms are crucial in saving lives! Tune in to watch the live burn with Seven Sharp at 7pm on TVNZ 1 📺 #SpeedOfFire

[Fire and Emergency New Zealand @FireEmergencyNZ]

APPLICATIONS CLOSE TOMORROW 5PM (JULY 17)

Apply now to become a career firefighter! Applications for the current intake end at 5pm tomorrow (July 17). 🚒

Go to https://t.co/rwkfWT21K9

[Fire and Emergency New Zealand @FireEmergencyNZ]

Ngā mihi o te tau hou, happy new year! Our people are celebrating the Māori New Year and the appearance of Puanga and Matariki in the sky!

We're reflecting on the past and giving thanks to the stars as we look towards the future.

📷: Whānau in Tairāwhiti at their hautapu today.

[Fire and Emergency New Zealand @FireEmergencyNZ]

Today, our first team of firefighters, incident management and helibase operations specialists returned home from Alberta, Canada after a massive month of mahi. 👏

We have two more teams still on the ground and we are continuing to look at how we can provide further support. ❤️

[Fire and Emergency New Zealand @FireEmergencyNZ]

Ever wondered what life is like as a volunteer firefighter? 🚒

Well wonder no longer, because Peter from Tūrangi Volunteer Fire Brigade has shared what it can be like! 👇

https://t.co/6tJlIwipEe

[Fire and Emergency New Zealand @FireEmergencyNZ]

It’s Te Wiki Tūao ā-Motu – National Volunteer Week and we are thanking our amazing volunteers and everyone who supports them for their incredible contributions to communities across Aotearoa. Please join us in saying thank you! #NVW2023

[Fire and Emergency New Zealand @FireEmergencyNZ]

@nzpolice dogs are cool, but have you ever seen a guinea pig driving a fire truck?

[Fire and Emergency New Zealand @FireEmergencyNZ]

A career as a firefighter is about protecting the community. We’re accepting applications until 17th July at 5pm. Get yours in now at https://t.co/rwkfWT21K9 🚒

[Fire and Emergency New Zealand @FireEmergencyNZ]

Another 21 Fire and Emergency personnel left for Alberta, Canada today as part of the second New Zealand contingent to help fight the high number of wildfires raging across the Western part of Canada.

They will be joining 25 of our people already doing the mahi in Canada. 🚒🚁

[Fire and Emergency New Zealand @FireEmergencyNZ]

He taonga te taiao – our environment is a treasure, and we all have a responsibility to protect it. 🌏

Our people are on the front line dealing with the effects of climate change. 🚒

We are committed to reducing our environmental impact for the benefit of future generations. ❤️

[Fire and Emergency New Zealand @FireEmergencyNZ]

A slightly bigger #FireFloof this week from our firefighters in Alberta! Here's a grizzly bear seen from the safety of vehicles at Grizzly Bear Complex, Slave Lake earlier this week. 🐻

[Fire and Emergency New Zealand @FireEmergencyNZ]

Our team of 25 firefighters, incident management and helibase operations specialists are on the ground helping to fight the wildfires in Alberta, Canada. 🚒

It's tough mahi and we are proud of our firefighters who are giving it their all to help Canada in its time of need. ❤️

[Fire and Emergency New Zealand @FireEmergencyNZ]

The fire at the scrap metal yard on James Fletcher Drive in Favona, Auckland, is now out.

It is now safe for residents to open windows and doors, and to run air conditioning and ventilation units.

FULL UPDATE: https://t.co/R94ihQbZYL