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Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017

Fire and Emergency New Zealand - FENZ’s principal objectives, functions, and operating principles - Principal objectives

10: FENZ’s principal objectives

You could also call this:

"FENZ's main goal is to keep you safe by preventing fires and protecting people and property."

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You know about Fire and Emergency New Zealand, or FENZ for short. FENZ has some main goals. FENZ wants to reduce unwanted fires that can hurt people and damage property. FENZ's main jobs are to protect people and property, as stated in section 11 and section 12. You can think of FENZ's jobs as trying to keep you safe. FENZ aims to protect life, prevent injuries, and stop damage to property, land, and the environment. This is what FENZ is working towards.

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FENZ’s principal objectives, functions, and operating principles: Principal objectives

10FENZ’s principal objectives

  1. The principal objectives of FENZ are—

  2. to reduce the incidence of unwanted fire and the associated risk to life and property:
    1. in relation to the main functions of FENZ under section 11 and the additional functions of FENZ under section 12,—
      1. to protect and preserve life; and
        1. to prevent or limit injury; and
          1. to prevent or limit damage to property and land; and
            1. to prevent or limit damage to the environment.

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