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Fire and Emergency NZ - Latest News [Page 11]
Titahi Bay Fire Update #5
Saturday, 13 January 2024, 1:54 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Two crews of firefighters will be on duty at the fireground in Whitireia Park, Titahi Bay today. The fireground was monitored overnight and a drone crew carried out thermal imaging and located several hotspots, which ground crews will target today. Incident ... More >>
Twizel Community Taking The Fire Risk Seriously
Friday, 12 January 2024, 6:30 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Visitors to the Mackenzie Basin this weekend are being provided with information about the local fire danger in the hope that they will avoid risky activities that could spark a wildfire. Fire and Emergency has brought in extra resources to support ... More >>
Titahi Bay Fire Update #4
Friday, 12 January 2024, 3:22 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Eliminating hotspots is the aim for firefighters for the remainder of Friday at the Titahi Bay vegetation fire. The status of the fire has remained largely unchanged this afternoon as hotspots continue to pop up, which the crews then dampen down. ... More >>
Titahi Bay Fire Update #3
Friday, 12 January 2024, 10:52 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
The vegetation fire at Titahi Bay has been contained, with helicopters and ground crews now working hard to eliminate hotspots ahead of a windy forecast on Saturday. Three helicopters are in constant operation with monsoon buckets this morning to ... More >>
Dunedin Clutha And Coastal Waitaki Move To A Restricted Fire Season
Friday, 12 January 2024, 10:49 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Dunedin, Clutha and Coastal Waitaki will move to a restricted fire season on Saturday 13 January at 8 am, until further notice. A restricted fire season means people need a permit to light open-air fires. Declaring the fire season change, Fire and Emergency ... More >>
Titahi Bay Fire Update #2
Friday, 12 January 2024, 8:27 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Eight crews are still working to bring a vegetation fire at Titahi Bay under control. Helicopters with monsoon buckets will also be working this morning. The fire is burning over about 10ha in Whitireia Park and people are asked to stay away from the area. ... More >>
Firefighters Working To Control Titahi Bay Fire
Friday, 12 January 2024, 8:24 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Firefighters are responding to a vegetation fire in Titahi Bay, Porirua. Fire and Emergency received a 111 call at about 11.04pm on Thursday night. The first crews were onsite at about 11.10pm. Crews and specialist appliances from across Wellington ... More >>
Prohibited Fire Season For Mid-South Canterbury Hill Country From Friday
Thursday, 11 January 2024, 1:49 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Mid-South Canterbury’s hill and high country will move to a prohibited fire season on Friday 12 January at 8am, until further notice. The area covered by the prohibited fire season includes Hakataramea Valley and the Rangitata, Ashburton and Rakaia Gorge ... More >>
Manawatū-Wanganui Coastal Zone Moves Into Restricted Fire Season
Thursday, 11 January 2024, 11:01 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
The Manawatū-Wanganui Coastal Zone will be moving to a restricted fire season on Friday 12 January at 8am, until further notice. A restricted fire season means anyone planning on lighting an open-air fire will need a permit. You can apply for a permit ... More >>
Mackenzie Basin Prepares For Wildfire
Wednesday, 10 January 2024, 3:04 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
The Mackenzie Basin is "primed and ready to burn," with the most challenging wildfire conditions since 2008 forecast into the weekend. That is the message from Fire and Emergency Incident Controller Rob Hands, who is asking residents to act ... More >>
Dog Starts Fire, Smoke Alarms To The Rescue
Wednesday, 10 January 2024, 11:25 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
A Southland family is thanking their smoke alarms, but not their cocker spaniel, for saving their lives following a fire that gutted their Mataura home on Tuesday morning. That’s because the canine was the cause of the blaze after it accidentally ... More >>
Prohibited Fire Season For Marlborough South
Wednesday, 10 January 2024, 11:04 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
The Marlborough South zone will be moving to a prohibited fire season from 8am on Wednesday, 10 January, until further notice. A prohibited fire season means a total ban on outdoor fires and all previously granted fire permits are suspended. The Marlborough ... More >>
Increasing Fire Danger Sparks Change In Canterbury Fire Season
Tuesday, 9 January 2024, 12:05 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Sunday’s fires along the Darfield railway line provided a timely reminder to everyone in Canterbury that it just takes a spark to start a wildfire, particularly as the fire danger increases. With the warm weather set to continue this week, the fire ... More >>
Volatile Wildfire Conditions In The Mackenzie Basin
Monday, 8 January 2024, 10:58 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
People living in semi-rural areas in the Mackenzie Basin should take yesterday’s fire near Lake Ōhau as a warning about how quickly fire can spread and threaten homes, the area’s most senior Fire and Emergency officer says. Mid-South Canterbury ... More >>
Canterbury Train Line Fires Update #2
Sunday, 7 January 2024, 7:53 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Firefighters have contained the fires which broke out along the train line between Aylesbury and Darfield this afternoon. There are still multiple hotspots along the train line which are requiring the attention of the 17 Fire and Emergency crews, ... More >>
Fire And Emergency Responding To Multiple Fires Along Canterbury Railway Line
Sunday, 7 January 2024, 7:50 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency is responding to multiple fires threatening homes along a railway line in Canterbury. Fire and Emergency received multiple calls about spot fires along the tracks between Aylesbury and Darfield, west of Christchurch, around 4.15pm on ... More >>
Wairarapa Moves Into Restricted Fire Season
Sunday, 7 January 2024, 2:51 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
The whole of the Wairarapa will move into a restricted fire season on Monday, 8 January at 8am, until further notice. A restricted fire season means anyone planning on lighting an open-air fire will need a permit. You can apply for a permit at www.checkitsalright.nz ... More >>
Fire And Emergency Transitions To Monitoring Phase At Matakana Island
Saturday, 30 December 2023, 3:43 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency is transitioning to a monitoring phase at Matakana Island before commencing the process of handing the fire ground back to the landowners. The fire, which started last Saturday 23 December, burnt through approximately 41 hectares ... More >>
Fire And Emergency Honours Recipients Congratulated
Saturday, 30 December 2023, 12:03 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency New Zealand Board Chair Rebecca Keoghan has congratulated five firefighters and support personnel from Southbridge, Waitati, Tolaga Bay, Ngātīmoti, and Runanga who have been recognised with Queen’s Service Medals in the 2024 New ... More >>
Fire And Emergency Urges People Not To Let Off Fireworks This Summer
Thursday, 28 December 2023, 6:02 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency New Zealand is urging people to not set off fireworks this New Year’s Eve and over the summer. "We’ve seen in recent years that people buy fireworks at Guy Fawkes and store them away to light over the summer months," ... More >>
