Kia ora members, The UFBA office will be closed from midday Friday 20 December and re-open at 8.30am Monday 13 January. However, some services are still available for members over the holidays.
2024 has been an incredible year A massive thanks to all our members, Board, President, Vice President, brigade leaders, competitors, participants, representatives, supporters, officials, provincials, sub-associations, and networks - we really couldn't have done it without you. The team a
The UFBA holds personal information provided to us directly from members and Fire and Emergency. The below UFBA Privacy Policy outlines the information we hold, how it is used and stored, and circumstances that may require us to share it.
Happy International Volunteer Day Today, we celebrate our volunteer members, and all volunteers worldwide who give so much to serve and protect their communities, 24/7, 365 days a year.Volunteer firefighters make up 86% of Fire and Emergency's frontline workforce and Aotearoa New Zealand is al
Many of our members will know that the UFBA has been working hard for several years to make positive changes to ACC legislation for volunteer firefighters, including gaining access to ACC cover for volunteer firefighters when they suffer a gradual process workplace illness or injury while ca
Kia ora members, we are sharing the below update from FENZ National Commander, Russell Wood on the Volunteer Brigade Leader Development and Review process.
Today, the Chief Executives of UFBA and Volunteering New Zealand signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cement our partnership to promote, value and support volunteering in New Zealand.
This relationship will identify ways that we can work together in the future.
On Wednesday, UFBA CE Bill Butzbach and FENZ CE Kerry Gregory signed the scope to phase one of the Volunteer Engagement Model project. This historic moment demonstrates the commitment from both CEs to deliver on this important work for our volunteers.
SUBJECT: Hato Hone St John Withdrawal of Labour Industrial Action DATE: 16 August 2024 TO: Operational personnel only FROM: Steph Rotarangi, Deputy National Commander STATUS: Information only
The West Coast is one of the largest districts in NZ that is solely covered by volunteer firefighters - and more needs to be done to value our volunteers.
The UFBA has listened to membership feedback over the past few weeks regarding the FENZ consultation on the Volunteer Brigade Leader Development and Review Process.
The UFBA has been approached by members who have put forward suggestions for the UFBA’s submission on the FENZ Volunteer Brigade Leader Development and Review process consultation, which we are currently working on.
FENZ has a legal obligation to conduct local planning in accordance with Section 21 of the Fire and Emergency NZ Act. This has been a requirement since FENZ was established in 2017.
Recently, FENZ asked all Unions and Associations for Feedback on five draft eligibility and assessment policies related to the Paearu Mahi (performance criteria) project they are running. The criteria relates to personnel seeking the Assistant Fire Commander/Fire Commander ranks.
Today, FENZ started consultation on their new draft Code of Conduct – which impacts all FENZ personnel directly, as it sets out behavioural standards and is a key enabler to building a safe and inclusive environment for everyone.
The UFBA is aware of concerns being raised about the introduction of GPS-based dispatching for call-outs and that there are some misinterpretations of the intentions of this FENZ project.
We are seeking expressions of interest from UFBA members to be part of the FENZ Eke Taumata Advisory Group. It’s very important that there is a strong volunteer voice in this group, as many aspects will affect volunteers.
Alongside our sector advocacy and individual advocacy services for complaints and disputes, we are also constantly working with members to advocate for operational matters.
