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On Tuesday, 18 November 1947, a fire engulfed the Ballantynes department store in central Christchurch, New Zealand, resulting in the death of 41 people and a Royal Commission of Inquiry being established to investigate; the 1948 report of the commission recommended, amongst other fire safety measures, that a national fire service be formed with a uniform training and assessment programme in ...
Fire and Emergency New Zealand is New Zealand's main firefighting and emergency services body. Fire and Emergency was formally established on 1 July 2017, after the New Zealand Fire Service, the National Rural Fire Authority, and 38 rural fire districts and territorial authorities amalgamated to form one new organisation.
Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) – The New Zealand Fire Service was the lead agency for New Zealand USAR operations (Civil defence & emergency management Act 2002) They also managed three USAR Task Force level teams, providing communications and resources. Being the lead agency, the New Zealand Fire Service also coordinated the 17 NZ Response ...
Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Whakaratonga Iwi) Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) Health Quality and Safety Commission (Te Tāhū Hauora Health) Health Research Council of New Zealand; Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities; Maritime New Zealand (Nō te rere moana Aotearoa) New Zealand Antarctic Institute; New Zealand Blood Service (Te Ratonga ...
The New Zealand Co-ordinated Incident Management System (CIMS) [1] is New Zealand's system for managing the response to an incident involving multiple responding agencies.Its developers based the system on the United States' Incident Command System (ICS) - developed in the 1970s - and on other countries' adaptations of ICS, such as Australia's Australasian Inter-Service Incident Management ...
The New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) is a trade union providing professional advocacy and support for career firefighters, trainers, volunteer support officers, fire risk management officers, and fire and emergency dispatchers employed by Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
At most Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) stations with multiple appliances, an SSO is assigned as the officer-in-charge of the "A" pumper on each shift. [2] SSOs wear a silver helmet, and their insignia is two impellers. The rank was inherited from the former Metropolitan Fire Brigade, and from former paid staff ranks at the Country Fire Authority.
The New Zealand Fire Brigades Long Service and Good Conduct Medal may be awarded for 14 years full or part-time service as a member of Fire and Emergency New Zealand or a fire brigade or service operated, maintained by, or registered with Fire and Emergency New Zealand or a Government Department of New Zealand. [1]