The fire and other emergency functions of 40 organisations have been combined into Fire and Emergency New Zealand from 1 July 2017.

Their role is to:

• respond to fires and other emergencies
• reduce the risk of fire in urban and rural areas
• work with communities and other emergency agencies
• reduce the number of wild fires in rural areas, and
• minimise the social, economic and environmental impacts of wild fires in rural areas.

They're made up of:

• 2807 career firefighters, and
• 11,300 volunteer firefighters.

They are part of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Board.