Home Safety Networks

23/02/2023

Are your fire blankets still there and your home cylinders up to date????

13/01/2022

Prevention is better than cure!

It took 15 minutes for this Huntly home to go up in flames, now the local fire brigade are opening it up for the public.

05/02/2021

The Waikato district is now in a restricted fire season. This means you may need to apply for a fire permit it you want to light an outdoor fire. Go to www.checkitsalright.nz to apply.

The restricted fire season will cover all of the Waikato, Waipa, Otorohanga, Matamata-Piako, Hauraki, Waitomo, and South Waikato District Council boundaries.

"While it’s been nice to enjoy the warm weather we’ve had recently, the hot dry days have meant the fire danger in the Waikato has increased," says Principal Rural Fire Officer Matt Cook.

You can use your gas or charcoal barbecue, and have a hangi or umu, during a restricted or prohibited fire season - but make sure to follow our safety tips on www.checkitsalright.nz.

🚫 Thames-Coromandel (from Whangamata and Komata in the south to Port Jackson in the north) and Great Mercury Island remain in a prohibited fire season where there is a total fire ban.

05/02/2021

Always make sure you have an escape plan - we would love to help you with this.

05/02/2021

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Waitangi weekend.

02/02/2021

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300219464/hot-lawn-mower-sparked-ferocious-fire-that-left-pkeno-house-in-ruins

Wind blew grass clippings onto a mower, still hot from use, igniting a blaze that ripped through a home south of Auckland.

20/01/2021

06/01/2021

Wishing everyone a wonderful 2021!

05/01/2021

Thank you New Zealand Police Managers' Guild Trust

01/12/2020

Identify the fire risks around your home: