New Zealand Certificate in Fire and Rescue Services with strands in Airport, Urban Fire and Rescue Operations, and Vegetation

The purpose of this qualification is to provide the fire and rescue industry with personnel that have the core knowledge and skills required to be a fire fighter.

Graduates will be able to operate within a crew, under the general supervision of a crew leader.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is a new unified fire organisation that brings together our country’s urban and rural fire services for the first time. The formation of Fire and Emergency New Zealand represents a once in a generation opportunity to enable New Zealand to have a fit for purpose 21st century fire and emergency organisation that is flexible, adaptable and efficient.