Professional firefighters are presently on a limited strike but there has been virtually nothing in the media about this.
Some stats which may surprise many:
Most of the trucks in the fleet are older than 15 years, in some cases as old as 40 years
Frontline firefighters are paid at the lower end only $48000 per year
Many admin staff are Fire NZ are paid more than Frontline firefighters, in many cases significantly more
Managers at Fire NZ are paid the same as their counterparts in Australia yet Frontline firefighters are paid 40% less than their Australian counterparts
Firefighters were offered a 1.75% payrise over 2 years
See more at #firecrisis
Some stats which may surprise many:
Most of the trucks in the fleet are older than 15 years, in some cases as old as 40 years
Frontline firefighters are paid at the lower end only $48000 per year
Many admin staff are Fire NZ are paid more than Frontline firefighters, in many cases significantly more
Managers at Fire NZ are paid the same as their counterparts in Australia yet Frontline firefighters are paid 40% less than their Australian counterparts
Firefighters were offered a 1.75% payrise over 2 years
See more at #firecrisis