Fire and Emergency New Zealand

Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Whakaratonga Iwi
Operational area
CountryNew Zealand
Agency overview
Established1 July 2017 (2017-07-01)
Annual calls87,383 (2021-22
Employees4,098 (2021-22)
Annual budget$616.19-$617.88 millon
Staffing
  • Total firefighters: 10468
    • Career: 1,767
    • Volunteer: 8,701
Chief executive officerKerry Gregory
Facilities and equipment
Stations637
Website
fireandemergency.nz

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is New Zealand's main firefighting and emergency services body.

Fire and Emergency was formally established on the 1st of 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. It has nationwide responsibility for fire safety, firefighting, hazardous substance incident response, vehicle extrication and urban search and rescue.