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Fire and Emergency NZ - Latest News [Page 16]
Northland And Auckland Severe Weather Event Update #2
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 3:35 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency New Zealand has received 277 weather-related calls for help in the last seven hours from 8am - 3pm. More than half of these calls came through between the hours of 12pm and 1pm. While 19 of these calls were from Northland, 258 calls ... More >>
Northland And Auckland Severe Weather Event Update #1
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 12:54 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency New Zealand is currently responding to multiple weather related incidents due to the severe weather across the upper North Island. Brad Mosby, on-call Commander for Tāmaki Makaurau says from 9am - 12pm this morning crews have responded ... More >>
Fire And Emergency Celebrates Canterbury Station Openings
Friday, 5 May 2023, 1:30 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency is celebrating the completion of its post-earthquake reconstruction programme in Christchurch this week, officially opening both the flagship Christchurch City Fire Station and the Sumner Fire Station. Both stations were built on existing ... More >>
Fire And Emergency Severe Weather Event Update #2
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 4:09 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency New Zealand continues to closely monitor the weather warnings across the country to inform where it sends specialist resources. So far 21 weather related call outs have been logged throughout the country since midnight, Tuesday ... More >>
Fire And Emergency Prepares For Incoming Severe Weather
Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 8:41 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency New Zealand is closely monitoring the weather warnings across the country to inform where it sends additional resources - if they are needed. This comes after weather forecasts informed Fire and Emergency of the potential for severe ... More >>
Four Injured In House Fire With No Working Smoke Alarms
Sunday, 30 April 2023, 12:02 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency is urging people to take home fire safety seriously after four people were injured in a house fire in Northland early yesterday morning. Group Manager Wayne Martin says a parent and three children received burns in the fire, which was ... More >>
Paraparaumu Tornado Update #2
Tuesday, 11 April 2023, 9:59 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
An Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) drone crew will carry out an aerial assessment of damage following the tornado in Paraparaumu this morning. At this stage, at least eight properties have been confirmed to have sustained damage, but Fire and Emergency ... More >>
Fire And Emergency Respoding To Tornado In Paraparaumu
Tuesday, 11 April 2023, 8:18 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency is responding to calls for assistance following a tornado in Paraparaumu this morning. The first calls were made about 5.30am on Tuesday. At least four properties have been damaged with roofs blown off or lifted, while one house ... More >>
Tasman Tornado Update #2
Monday, 10 April 2023, 7:28 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Approximately 50 properties have been impacted by the tornado that hit Tasman on Monday afternoon. There have been no reports of serious injuries following the weather event that hit at about 1.20pm, but roofs have been partially or fully lifted on ... More >>
Fire And Emergency Responds To Tornado In Nelson
Monday, 10 April 2023, 7:24 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency is responding to calls for assistance following a tornado in Tasman about 1.20pm on Monday afternoon. Approximately 12 houses have either had their roof lifted, or lost their roof entirely, predominantly in the Upper Moutere ... More >>
Auckland Tornado Update #3 From Fire And Emergency
Monday, 10 April 2023, 4:28 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
09 April Firefighters are helping householders to put tarpaulins over damaged roofs and attend to other minor property damage following tonight’s tornado in Auckland. Fire and Emergency Incident Controller David McKeown said most of the damage reports ... More >>
Auckland Tornado Update #2 From Fire And Emergency
Monday, 10 April 2023, 4:25 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
09 April Fire and Emergency received 34 calls for assistance in the hour following a tornado which hit parts of Auckland about 9pm. Most of the calls relate to roofs lifting or being damaged, trees blown onto houses, and trees falling on powerlines. ... More >>
Fire And Emergency Responds To Tornado In Auckland
Monday, 10 April 2023, 4:23 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
09 April Fire and Emergency is responding to multiple calls for assistance relating to a tornado reported in Auckland tonight. The calls include roofs lifted off houses and fallen trees, mostly in an area from Flatbush to Tamaki. Fire crews are responding ... More >>
Transmission Gully Fuel Leak Final Update
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 1:44 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Final cleanup is underway on Transmission Gully following a truck crash and fuel spill today. The fuel from the damaged fuel truck has been fully decanted to another fuel truck. The damaged truck will now be towed back to its company’s base, with ... More >>
Transmission Gully Fuel Leak Update
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 10:57 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency crews remain on the scene of the fuel spill at Transmission Gully. As at 11am, decanting from the fuel truck involved in the car crash this morning to a second fuel truck is continuing. Approximately 1000 litres of 95 octane fuel ... More >>
Transmission Gully Fuel Leak Update
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 10:40 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire crews have set up a dam and isolated the fuel leaking from a tanker involved in this morning’s crash on Transmission Gully. Fire and Emergency Group Manager Gareth Hughes says the amount of fuel lost from the tanker is not yet known, but ... More >>
Remember To Pehia Te Button | Press The Patene To Check Your Smoke Alarms This Daylight Saving
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 2:04 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
This daylight saving, Sunday 2 April, Fire and Emergency New Zealand is encouraging everyone to remember to pehia te button | press the patene to check their smoke alarms are in working order. "You and your family are more likely to survive a house ... More >>
Otago District Fire Season Changes
Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 10:10 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Parts of Otago will move back to a restricted fire season at 8am on Tuesday, 21 March 2023, until further notice. A restricted fire season means anyone wanting to light an open-air fire will need a permit and must follow the conditions of the permit. ... More >>
Hauraki Gulf Islands Move To Restricted Fire Season
Friday, 17 March 2023, 9:21 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency New Zealand has declared a restricted fire season for the populated islands in the Hauraki Gulf, from 8am on Friday 17 March 2023 until further notice. This applies to Great Barrier Island, Rakino Island, Ponui Island, Waiheke Island ... More >>
Lake St, Invercargill Fire Update
Friday, 10 March 2023, 6:24 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency will continue work this morning to fully extinguish the fire at a palm kernel storage facility in Lake St, Invercargill. The fire is largely contained, however hotspots remain in the palm kernel inside the building. Two crews remain ... More >>
