Whakaratonga Iwi (Māori) | |
Operational area | |
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Country | New Zealand |
Agency overview | |
Established | 1 April 1976 |
Dissolved | 30 June 2017Fire and Emergency New Zealand) | (replaced by
Annual calls | 74,879 (2015–16)[1] |
Employees | 1,700 career firefighters[1] 8,300 urban volunteer firefighters[1] |
Staffing | 585 management and support 76 communications centre |
Fire chief | Paul McGill (National Commander) |
Motto | Leading integrated fire and emergency services for a safer New Zealand |
Facilities and equipment | |
Stations | 79 career[1] 360 volunteer[1] |
Website | |
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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.
...the Maori words "whakaratonga iwi" – meaning "service to people"...