Fire and Emergency New Zealand Annouces Industrial Action

Fire and Emergency New Zealand

November 10, 2022

On 11, 14, 21, 25 and 28 November, members of the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) will be stopping work for one hour, from 11AM to 12PM.

What this means for you Fire and Emergency will continue to respond during this hour, but in city areas we’ll have significantly fewer firefighters and we will take longer than usual to respond to some emergencies. We also may not attend less serious events like private fire alarms where there is no evidence of a fire, small rubbish fires or animal rescues.

Part of our contingency planning includes not responding to less serious incidents in career zones during the hour of the strike. For example, this would include private fire alarms where there is no evidence of a fire, small rubbish fires or animal rescues. This will ensure our resources are focused where they are needed most.

Volunteers from almost 600 fire stations nationally will respond to emergencies as they do now and provide the services they are trained to do.