Welcome to the 2010 Christmas edition of Fire & Rescue. This month we focus on volunteers to mark International Volunteers Day, we take an insider’s look at the collision between two passenger trains near Wellington, introduce the new Performance Information Centres, take a look back in history, and more...

In the November issue we again focus on the Fire Service response to the Canterbury earthquake. We also feature two volunteer brigades as we celebrate International Day of Volunteers. There are updates on developments with our fleet and coverage of the introduction of a text service for the Deaf.

In this month’s magazine there is full coverage of our response in Canterbury following the 7.1 earthquake on 4 September with photos and stories from several brigades, USAR and reports on the backroom operations. We also look at how to stage an open home following a house fire, lessons from a house burn exercise and take a look at the 2011 firefighter calendars.

This month we feature the new Fire Research and Investigation Unit, news from the National Training Centre, some quick thinking that led to a great rescue, the latest from our Firewise team, and some of our behind-the-scenes support.

In the August issue we look at a recent exercise at Aoraki Mt Cook, showcase initiatives to prevent school arsons, get the inside details of a road-side rescue and provide an update on tools to improve communication.

This month we take a look at the Southdown Freezing Works fire, explain the 'new' approach to home fire safety checks, introduce long-life smoke alarms, and show off the prototype for a new heavy pumping appliance.

In the June issue we take a look at recruitment; report on the Tamahere commemoration, go inside the fire at Waipukurau Hospital, look at a home safety initiative in Mangere and more.

In this issue: a busy summer for the rural fire force, an inside look at two fires, introducing a standardised response to some alarm calls, an operational update on hazmats and operational support crew and other news.

This month’s issue looks at fire investigation training, volunteer recruitment, the new compendium, and introduces a new feature Inside the fire which reports on interesting aspects of specific incidents – this month we take a look at the way rural and urban volunteers dealt to a large fire that threatened parts of Roxburgh in the New year.

New hard hitting advertisements go to air, rolling out the hazmats, great examples of working with community groups to promote fire safety culture, new equipment coming, and more.

This issue covers the strategy for the replacement for the radio network, using a new digital radio technology to replace the old analogue system

In this issue the top stories include a close look at home sprinklers, news from small communities, and the year in review.