ABOUT FIRE & RESCUE NEW ZEALAND 

Fire & Rescue New Zealand is a referral based company which was founded in 1996 and incorporated in September 1997, as a private Rural Fire Service and a New Zealand Qualification Authority Registered and Accredited Tertiary Education Organisation and that remains its principal focus today. 

Fire & Rescue New Zealand was born from a clear understanding from industry that a need existed for a professional organisation that draws its educational programmes and operational fire fighting functions from actual fire fighting experience not just a lesson learnt from books and lectures. 

Additional expertise was gained during years of service with Rural Fire Authorities, Civil Defence organisations, the New Zealand Fire Service, Ambulance Service, and the Royal Australian Navy, and some of that time at senior officer level. Fire & Rescue New Zealand has been providing specialist wildfire and workplace emergency response services, event fire cover, equipment and NZQA based training (Levels 2–7) to Government and private sector clients for the past 14 years. 

Our Vision

To be recognised as a centre of excellence in the provision of Fire Safety and Workplace Emergency Response Training and consultancy Services throughout New Zealand and the Pacific Rim.

OUR PRIME ROLE

Our prime role as a private Rural Fire Service is to act as a combatant agency and provide contracted fire control and industrial emergency response services in high-hazard occupancies. 

Fire & Rescue New Zealand provides fire officers, fire fighters and fire control equipment for initial and follow-up responses for Government departments, District Councils as Rural Fire Authorities and owners or occupiers of commercial or industrial premises. 

Fire & Rescue New Zealand does not attempt to emulate or purport to be part of the New Zealand Fire Service, the National Rural Fire Authority or other Rural Fire Authorities.

OUR SECONDARY ROLES 

Emergency Service based Tertiary Education Organisation As a progressive emergency service based Tertiary Education Organisation, Fire & Rescue New Zealand provides comprehensive training for emergency response personnel and those responsible for organising, managing or directing workplace emergency response activities. 

Fire & Rescue New Zealand’s skill development programmes are structured to meet the needs of this diverse audience with an emphasis on how the various elements work together in emergencies to save lives and protect property. Instruction focuses on the four phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. 

Fire & Rescue New Zealand has built a team of technically and practically strong, service-focussed safety and training professionals that are able to responsively service large clients and meet the unique demands of small and medium size organisations across all industry types. 

We are a group of professional fully trained and competent Fire Fighters, Ambulance Officers and Paramedics that provide unique specialist fire control and industrial emergency response training and consultancy services as part of our Tertiary Education Charter to a broad range of government, public and private sector clients in various industry sectors throughout New Zealand Australia and overseas. 

We have a combined professional and volunteer background in the fire, rescue, ambulance and military services, covering all aspects of emergency management planning, practical fire fighting and supplying commercial and industrial clients with a high level of emergency response training. 

We fully recognise and understand “duty of care” and the obligations and accountability associated with industry and in doing so have uniquely positioned ourselves as market leaders in the provision of fire safety and workplace emergency response training, specialising in all aspects of fire service disciplines, providing solutions for all our clients’ fire and life safety requirements. 

Due to the diversity and complexity of legislative regulations, we have structured our training division to enable us to confidently provide specialised and professional fire safety and workplace emergency response solutions. 

Fire & Rescue New Zealand has to date trained and certified over 7000 emergency service and workplace emergency response personnel, including administrative staff for Government and private sector clients and we are also the Department of Corrections key supplier of fire safety and first aid training throughout all 21 custodial sites in New Zealand. 

HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?

Are you looking for a business to work alongside you providing innovative support solutions for protecting business and enhancing life safety and risk management in the workplace to satisfy your needs and meet all relevant legislative and regulatory standards? 

We differentiate ourselves from other training providers. We take pride in our ability to not only provide unique fire solutions to satisfy legislative requirements, but to exceed the expectations of our clients and their referred staff. As a Registered Training Organisation we have a strategic plan for the delivery of our training. 

We assist our clients by: 

• Identifying and responding to industry/client needs
• Utilising and/or adapting training packages to achieve specified outcomes
• Establishing systems for evaluation, improvement and quality control
• Building relationships with industry groups

We are continually developing and incorporating innovative practices and strategies for the delivery of our training. If you or your organisation has a training need...we can assist you! 

WHERE TO FROM HERE?

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After all, the last thing you want to do is end up getting your fingers burnt!