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Fire and Emergency NZ - Latest News [Page 19]
Auckland Weather Update #1
Friday, 27 January 2023, 6:04 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire crews are responding to over 400 emergency calls in Auckland due to the weather. Calls where people are in danger are being given priority. People are urged to only call 111 if life or safety is at risk because the volume of calls has been causing ... More >>
Fire And Emergency Declares A Restricted Fire Season For Otago's Alpine Zone
Friday, 27 January 2023, 8:35 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Otago’s Alpine Zone is now in a restricted fire season, as of 8am this morning (27 January 2023) until further notice. This includes the upper reaches of Lake Wanaka and Lake Hawea, Makarora, Matukituki Valley, and Glenorchy, through to Rat Point. ... More >>
Open Fires Banned In Much Of Southland As Fire Danger Rises
Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 4:48 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Coastal Southland and all of the Department of Conservation estate, including Stewart Island, have moved into a Prohibited Fire Season today. Fire and Emergency District Manager Julian Tohiariki said that the indicators used for assessing fire danger ... More >>
Update #2 Tasman Fire Above SH65 - Fire Crews Working To Finish Operations Today
Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 11:07 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Today, firefighters are looking to finish operations for the Shenandoah Saddle fire in the Tasman District. The fire is estimated to have burned through 50 hectares of conservation land since Monday morning. It is situated to the west of State Highway ... More >>
Helicopters And Ground Crews Respond To Forestry Fire Near Motueka
Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 6:38 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Three helicopters and ground crews are working to contain a fire in a forestry block in the Riwaka Valley near Motueka. Fire and Emergency District Manager Grant Haywood said the fire was burning on steep terrain in an area of harvested forest. Smoke ... More >>
Taranaki Farmers Asked To Check Before Lighting Fires
Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 3:52 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency is asking Taranaki farmers and lifestylers to check local weather before lighting outdoor fires, as conditions are drying out quickly. District Manager David Utumapu says that people may be lulled into a false sense of security by recent ... More >>
Tasman Fire Above SH65 Largely Contained
Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 11:35 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Firefighters and four helicopters are working on a fire burning on conservation land on the northern side of the Shenandoah Saddle in the Tasman District. The fire is estimated to have burned 20 hectares of conservation land since yesterday morning. ... More >>
Fire Crews Decontaminating Building After Stoke Fire
Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 10:41 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
People in Stoke are asked to stay away from Elms St while fire crews decontaminate a building where there has been a fire this morning. Fire and Emergency has set up a cordon around the intersection with Kotua Place. A spokesperson says a small amount ... More >>
Long Gully (Coronet Peak) Fire Update #4
Saturday, 21 January 2023, 2:16 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Two crews of firefighters will return to the Long Gully fireground on the Skippers Road this morning to deal with a small number of hotspots. Fire and Emergency Incident Controller Nic McQuillan says that an aerial reconnaissance at first light showed ... More >>
Long Gully (Coronet Peak) Fire Update #3
Friday, 20 January 2023, 6:44 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Firefighters from the Athol and Garston Volunteer Fire Brigades on the Long Gully fireground Helicopters are continuing to waterbomb pockets of burning vegetation on steep faces above the Skippers Road that are too difficult for ground crews to ... More >>
Long Gully (Coronet Peak) Fire Update #2
Friday, 20 January 2023, 12:15 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
The vegetation fire at Long Gully on the Skippers Road (Coronet Peak) has been contained. Firefighters and helicopters have made good progress to secure the perimeter this morning, taking advantage of cool and relatively calm conditions, Incident Controller ... More >>
Restrictions On Outdoor Fires In South Canterbury
Friday, 20 January 2023, 11:57 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Much of South Canterbury is moving into a restricted fire season today (Friday 20 January), meaning that a permit will be required to light most kinds of outdoor fires. Fire and Emergency NZ has imposed the restrictions on the Ashburton High Country, ... More >>
Fire And Emergency New Zealand Declares A Prohibited Fire Season For Otago’s Clutha Zone
Friday, 20 January 2023, 11:43 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Otago’s Clutha zone has moved to a Prohibited Fire Season as of 8am today, Friday 20 January 2023, until further notice. A prohibited fire season means a total ban on outdoor fires, and all previously granted fire permits are suspended. This comes ... More >>
Celebrate Safely This Lunar New Year
Friday, 20 January 2023, 11:41 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency is encouraging people celebrating Lunar New Year to be extra vigilant if they plan on lighting lanterns and fireworks this weekend. Community Education Manager Adrian Nacey says it’s important to be aware of the fire dangers ... More >>
Fire And Emergency New Zealand Declares A Prohibited Fire Season For Otago’s Upper Waitaki Zone
Friday, 20 January 2023, 11:35 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Otago’s Upper Waitaki zone will move to a Prohibited Fire Season at 8am on Friday 20 January 2023, until further notice. A prohibited fire season means a total ban on outdoor fires, and all previously granted fire permits are suspended. This comes ... More >>
Don't Complain About Fireworks On Facebook - Ring 111
Thursday, 19 January 2023, 11:25 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
People in the Mackenzie Basin who are concerned about backyard fireworks should call 111 straight away rather than posting about it on Facebook afterwards. That’s the advice from Fire and Emergency District Manager Rob Hands, who is reminding locals ... More >>
Canterbury Fire Risk Likely To Spike On Friday
Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 1:15 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Cantabrians are being asked to take particular care not to spark an unwanted fire on Friday, as the fire danger is likely to rise sharply before the arrival of some forecast showers later in the day. Fire and Emergency’s Community Risk Manager, ... More >>
Tairāwhiti Moves To An Open Fire Season
Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 8:21 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire restrictions have been lifted in Tairāwhiti with the District moving back to an open fire season from 8am today (Wednesday 18 January 2023). District Manager Peter Clark says the recent rainfall, prior and during Cyclone Hale, has enabled ... More >>
Westland Joins Buller And Grey Districts In Restricted Fire Season
Friday, 13 January 2023, 9:27 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Westland District has joined the rest of the West Coast in a restricted fire season as at 08:00 this morning (13 January) West Coast's Buller and Grey Districts have been in a restricted season since 10 January. All public conservation land on the ... More >>
Restricted Fire Season For Dunedin, Clutha, Strath Taieri, Upper Waitaki And Coastal Waitaki
Friday, 13 January 2023, 9:25 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Dunedin, Clutha, Strath Taieri, Upper Waitaki and Coastal Waitaki are now in a restricted fire season, as of 8am this morning (13 January). Otago's Lakes and Central Zones were declared a prohibited fire season at 8am yesterday (12 January) which means ... More >>
