Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The New Zealand Fire Service (NZFS, Māori: Whakaratonga Iwi, \"Service to the People\") is New Zealand's main firefighting body, primarily responsible for providing fire protection to urban and peri-urban areas of the country. The NZFS was established on 1 April 1976, after the Fire Service Act 1975 merged the existing local fire boards and fire brigades into a single national fire service under the new New Zealand Fire Service Commission. It is one of the very few fire brigades worldwide to have jurisdiction over an entire country.The New Zealand Fire Service employs 1,700 career firefighters who man 79 fire stations in the major towns and cities. The remainder of the country is served by 8,300 volunteer firefighters and 360 volunteer fire brigades. In addition, it employs 585 management and support staff, and 76 communications centre staff based in three centres. In 2012/13, the Fire Service attended just over 70,900 incidents, of which 5,430 were structural fires and 16,510 were non-structural fires (e.g. vehicle, vegetation and rubbish fires).While being a firefighting service first and foremost, the New Zealand Fire Service has also taken responsibility for several other roles, often on the basis of public expectation. These include hazardous material incidents, vehicle extrication, urban rescue, and severe weather and natural disaster response."@en }
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- New_Zealand_Fire_Service abstract "The New Zealand Fire Service (NZFS, Māori: Whakaratonga Iwi, \"Service to the People\") is New Zealand's main firefighting body, primarily responsible for providing fire protection to urban and peri-urban areas of the country. The NZFS was established on 1 April 1976, after the Fire Service Act 1975 merged the existing local fire boards and fire brigades into a single national fire service under the new New Zealand Fire Service Commission. It is one of the very few fire brigades worldwide to have jurisdiction over an entire country.The New Zealand Fire Service employs 1,700 career firefighters who man 79 fire stations in the major towns and cities. The remainder of the country is served by 8,300 volunteer firefighters and 360 volunteer fire brigades. In addition, it employs 585 management and support staff, and 76 communications centre staff based in three centres. In 2012/13, the Fire Service attended just over 70,900 incidents, of which 5,430 were structural fires and 16,510 were non-structural fires (e.g. vehicle, vegetation and rubbish fires).While being a firefighting service first and foremost, the New Zealand Fire Service has also taken responsibility for several other roles, often on the basis of public expectation. These include hazardous material incidents, vehicle extrication, urban rescue, and severe weather and natural disaster response.".