The New Zealand Fire Service National Fire Research and Investigation Unit (FR&IU) provides a range of investigative and research services.
Working through a national network of regionally based Specialist Fire Investigators, the unit ensures a high standard of investigative and research work is carried out and looks at trends that are developing in relation to causes of fire and both human and building behaviour in fires.
The unit works with both internal and external customers to follow up identified trends and initiate actions to help reduce the incidence and consequence of fire.
This site contains information that reflects some of the work carried out by the unit and also provides some useful resources to assist you in managing the risk of fire within your own living and working environment.
Using the links to the right of this page you can view the following:
- Details of New Zealand product recalls that have been initiated due to them presenting a fire risk. If you believe a product is a fire risk or have had an incident that the Fire Service did not attend please use the links on this page to report it to the Energy Safety Service if it is a gas or electrical Product or the Ministry of Consumer Affairs for all other products.
- Some specific warnings based on trends we have identified to help you adopt safe practices and reduce the risk of having a fire.
- A series of 'Heads Up' documents that give details of lessons learned from fires we have attended or buildings we have inspected.
We trust the resources on this site will be useful to you, they will be continually updated so ensure you call back regularly. If you have any feedback or wish to contact the unit you can do so by e-mailing us at fireinvestigation@fire.org.nz