Wellington International Airport - 2 Aug 2025

Get a behind the scenes look at Airport operations including the Airport Fire Service, their equipment and capabilities, how they operate day-to-day and in the event of an emergency on site, plus gain knowledge of other Airport functions that the public may not ever get to see. 

This field day will allow participants to get an understanding of airport operations including Operations, AVSEC, Customs, MPI and the Control Tower.

We will also look at the Airport Fire trucks, equipment, PPE, simulator/training aids and discuss how they respond to incidents in and around the airport and show you what the day-to-day life of an Airport Firefighter looks like. You might even be lucky enough to go for a ride down the runway in an airport fire appliance!

Learning outcomes 

• Gain an understanding of how alerting systems operate on site and how Airport Fire responds to an incident or emergency.

• What the capabilities (and limitations) of Wellington Airport Fire are.  

• Hazard control during incidents.

• Understand how FENZ is expected to respond and interact with the Airport Fire crews.

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Event details 

Date: Saturday, 2nd August 2025 

Time: 08:00 to approx 16:00  

Location: Meet at the Wellington Airport Fire Station

1 Station Drive, Rongotai, Wellington

 

Registration Fee:

The registration fee for this Field Day is $20 per participant (this includes lunch). The fee must be paid at registration to secure your spot.

Travel and accommodation costs must be met by attendees. 

 

Lunch Provided: Please advise if you have any allergies or special requirements.

 

Dress: Dark Blues, with high viz, safety boots or shoes. 

 

Terms and Conditions: 

This field day is open to FENZ personnel only. It is limited to 20 participants so first in first served. 

No pocket knives or other items that aren't allowed through airport security are to be brought to the field day!

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Prime Port Timaru – Z Energy Fuel Facility

Understand the process of fuel shipments, storage, safety and the role of firefighters responding to incidents involving bulk flammable fuel.

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Z Energy maintains fuel storage facilities at Prime Port in Timaru to service the needs of the South Canterbury area.

 

This field day will allow participants to understand the safety systems applied within the fuel industry to allow safe distribution of these flammable liquids, including the safe transportation of fuel via road to sites around New Zealand.
 

Learning outcomes

• Gain an understanding of how fire detection and protection systems operate in a bulk fuel depot

• How the tank farm is managed to receive fuel and load out for local distribution and the systems and processes used to keep the facility safe from spills

• Safety systems present at petrol stations for tanker deliveries and point of sale supply

• A flashpoint test of Automotive Gas Oil (Diesel).

 

Event details

• Date: Saturday, 18 May 2019

• Time: 09:30 – 14:30

• Location: Meet at the terminal on corner of Fraser St / Ritchie St Timaru (Carparking on Dawson Street).

• Lunch Provided: Timaru Fire Station (23 Latter St, Timaru)

• Dress: Level One Overalls / Full cover dress, with high viz, safety boots, hard hat and safety glasses.

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Terms and Conditions
The registration fee for this Field Day is $20 per participant (this includes lunch). It is limited to 30 participants. The fee must be paid prior to the start of the field day. Travel and accommodation costs must be met by attendees.

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Justice and Emergency Services Precinct – Civil Defence and Emergency Management

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The Justice and Emergency Services Precinct opened in 2017 to permanently house Ministry of Justice, Police, St John Ambulance, Fire and Emergency NZ and Civil Defence and Emergency Management staff following the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake.

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Along with a tour of the facility, this field day will allow participants to understand how the emergency service agencies coordinate their responses to an emergency locally, regionally and nationally.

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Learning Outcomes

 

• Gain an understanding of how major civil defence emergencies are coordinated for the Canterbury region

• A visit to the Southern Communications Centre where emergency services resources are dispatched and managed for the South Island

• Inspection of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Emergency Coordination Centre

• A familiarisation of the Fire and Emergency NZ Regional Coordination Centre where large complex incidents are resourced e.g. 2019 Tasman Fires

 

Event Details
Date: Thursday, 7 November 2019

Location: 20 Lichfield Street, Christchurch

Time: 13:00 – 16:30
Dress: Tidy casual

 

Terms and Conditions
The registration fee for this Field Day is $10 per participant.
The fee must be paid prior to the start of the field day. Travel and accommodation costs must be met by attendees.

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Understand the Rural Fire Environment - Upper Hut

How topography, fuel and weather combine to create a unique fire environment

This field day will give you a basic level of awareness about the effects of the fire environment factors on vegetation fire behaviour.

 

These fire environment factors are topography, fuels and weather and their combined effects on the fire environment. This will enable you to keep safe and make informed decisions about wildfire control and prescribed burning.

 

The field day will combine a mix of theoretical learning and practical application.

Unit Standard 14564 (Fire Environment)
Participants to this field day will have the opportunity to do Unit Standard 14564 (Fire Environment). If you wish to do this Unit Standard you must register and indicate your intention to do so by 31 March 2017 to provide sufficient time to complete the pre-course work.
To be eligible to do this Unit Standard you must hold Unit Standard 3285 (Working Safely at Vegetation Fires).

 

Learning Outcomes

• Understanding and knowledge of vegetation fires

• Knowledge of the effects of topography, fuels and weather of vegetation fire behaviour

• Understanding of the combined effects of the fire environment on vegetation fire behaviour

• Knowledge of the Fire Weather Index (FWI) in relation to the fire danger.

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​Event Details

Field Day: The Salvation Army Booth College of Mission, 20 William Booth Grove, Upper Hutt
Barbecue: Upper Hutt Volunteer Rural Fire Force
18 Park Street Upper Hutt
Uniform: Smart casual

Timetable:
08:30 Start of Field Day
08:30 – 10:00 Topography
10:00 – 10:30 Morning tea
10:30 – 12:00 Fuels
12:00 – 12:45 Lunch
12:45 – 14:15 Weather
14:15 – 14:30 Break
14:30 – 16:30 Fire Weather Index and combined effects
of topography, fuels and weather
16:30 Conclusion and barbecue/social gathering
 

Terms and Conditions

• There will be a registration fee for this Field Day—$40 per participant (including morning tea, lunch) and barbecue

• This Field Day is limited to 45 participants. Because of the limited number of places available, you acknowledge that by registering for this event, you will be liable for the costs of attending.

• Travel and accommodation costs must be met by attendees.

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