New Zealand Fire Service

New Zealand Fire Service
Whakaratonga Iwi (Māori)
Operational area
CountryNew Zealand
Agency overview
Established1 April 1976 (1 April 1976)
Dissolved30 June 2017 (30 June 2017) (replaced by Fire and Emergency New Zealand)
Annual calls74,879 (2015–16)[1]
Employees1,700 career firefighters[1]
8,300 urban volunteer firefighters[1]
Staffing585 management and support
76 communications centre
Fire chiefPaul McGill (National Commander)
MottoLeading integrated fire and emergency services for a safer New Zealand
Facilities and equipment
Stations79 career[1]
360 volunteer[1]
Website
fire.org.nz

The New Zealand Fire Service (Māori: Whakaratonga Iwi, "Service to the People";[2] also known as the NZFS) was New Zealand's main firefighting body from 1 April 1976 until 1 July 2017 – at which point it was dissolved and incorporated into the new Fire and Emergency New Zealand.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2014" (PDF). New Zealand Fire Service Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Fireman stood down in Maori words row". The Dominion Post (via Stuff.co.nz). 6 November 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2014. ...the Maori words "whakaratonga iwi" – meaning "service to people"...