Fire And Emergency Received Calls For 17 Incidents During Today’s StrikeFire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 17 incidents between 12 pm and 1pm today, Wednesday 12 August, the fifty-third time the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) has taken strike action. Of the 17 incidents, eight were in areas impacted by the strike. "We have repeatedly warned about the risk the NZPFU is placing the public in every time it goes on strike. We also recognise the volunteers and staff across the country who have managed the 53 strike responses to date. "As we have unfortunately seen today, emergency responses will be delayed when strike action takes place," Megan Stiffler says.