Fire Engines Photos

David, would I be right in saying that in New Zealand, the NZFS is a national authority responsible mainly for the cities, and in rural areas firefighting is provided by volunteer firefighters under the control of the local council?
Also, do both the NZFS and the rural fire service report to one agency, or are they managed separately?

Added by Tiger on 09 June 2013.

Not quite. Many non urban areas are covered by volunteer firefighters operating under the NZ Fire Service. Isolated rural areas, selected forest assets or brigades that for various reasons do not enter or fall under the NZ Fire Service form fire parties or fire forces that in most cases fall under council control.

Although rural fire parties and NZFS brigades work together and can and frequently do attend the same incidents they are essentially managed separately. The NZ Fire Service is funded through insurance levies on property while rural fire parties are funded through local council rates.

Added by David Miller on 11 June 2013.

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