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Pukai Downs Fire - 8PM 30 August 2020
Monday, 31 August 2020, 6:09 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
A fire near Lake Pukaki was reported to Fire and Emergency New Zealand at approximately 11.25am on Sunday morning. The fire is currently burning over an area of 2,000 hectares of forestry and scrub on both sides of SH80. Strong nor-west winds have hampered ... More >>
Increased Fire Risk For Hawke's Bay
Friday, 28 August 2020, 3:07 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency New Zealand is asking Hawke’s Bay farmers to think twice before undertaking burn-offs. There’s an increased risk of fire danger this weekend, due to unseasonably warm and windy conditions, paired with a lack of rainfall. Principal ... More >>
Maintain Fire Awareness At Work
Friday, 21 August 2020, 10:34 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency are reminding Kiwis to be firewise when they are at work. A major fire at a Palmerston North industrial business earlier this week highlighted how workshops, car wreckers and scrap yards are particularly prone to the risk of fire. ... More >>
Fire And Emergency Urge New Zealanders To Stay Fire Safe
Monday, 17 August 2020, 4:23 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency is urging New Zealanders to stay fire safe after fires over the weekend caused extensive damage to homes in Manawatu, Otago, Whanganui and a caravan in Christchurch. A heater too close to flammable materials started a fire in a Christchurch ... More >>
Second Kitchen Fire In A Week Prompts Reminder To Never Leave Cooking Unattended
Friday, 24 July 2020, 11:52 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency is urging people to keep an eye on their cooking following a second house fire caused by unattended cooking within a week. Area Commander Grant Haywood says a house fire in Nelson last night started after cooking was left unattended ... More >>
New Year Honours Recipients Recognised
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 3:17 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Today Paul McGill was formally made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand. The honour was presented by the Governor General at a ceremony at Government House Auckland. Fire and Emergency Board Chair ... More >>
Include Fire And Emergency In Burn-off Plans
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 10:20 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
High-country land managers in Otago are being asked to talk with Fire and Emergency as they start making their burn-off plans. Principal Rural Fire Officer Graeme Still says alerting Fire and Emergency about a planned burn benefits everyone. "While ... More >>
Keep Looking While You’re Cooking
Monday, 20 July 2020, 12:02 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency is reminding New Zealanders to never leave cooking unattended following a recent house fire in Napier. "The fire started after oil in a pan caught fire while it was left unattended on the stove," says National Manger ... More >>
Keep A Metre From The Heater
Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 9:08 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
A Gisborne house fire has prompted a reminder from Fire and Emergency to keep flammable materials at least one metre from your heater. National Manager Community Resilience and Recovery Steve Turek says the Gisborne incident started after clothes were put ... More >>
Nelson Fire Highlights Importance Of Working Smoke Alarms
Thursday, 9 July 2020, 1:40 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Without their neighbours calling 111, three Nelson residents may not have been alerted to a fire until it was too late as the house did not have working smoke alarms. Area Commander Grant Haywood says when firefighters arrived they had to wake the occupants ... More >>
Change In Fire Season For Thames-Coromandel
Thursday, 4 June 2020, 10:57 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
The Thames-Coromandel District is moving to an open fire season effective from 8am Friday 5 June 2020. All Department of Conservation (DOC) land will remain in a restricted fire season meaning fire permits are required to light fires in the open air in these ... More >>
Local Advisory Committee for Tairāwhiti
Thursday, 4 June 2020, 10:51 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
The Fire and Emergency Board today announced the six community-minded New Zealanders who will form its first Local Advisory Committee in Tairāwhiti. More >>
Fire and Emergency’s first Local Advisory Committees
Thursday, 4 June 2020, 10:49 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
The Fire and Emergency Board has today announced the 50 community-minded New Zealanders who will form its first seven Local Advisory Committees in Northland, Tairāwhiti, Hawke’s Bay, Chatham Islands, Marlborough, the West Coast, and Otago. More >>
Local Advisory Committee for Northland
Thursday, 4 June 2020, 10:48 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency has today announced the seven community-minded New Zealanders who will form its first Local Advisory Committee in Northland. More >>
Fire and Emergency’s Local Advisory Committees appointed
Thursday, 4 June 2020, 10:41 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
The Fire and Emergency Board has today announced the 50 community-minded New Zealanders who will form its first seven Local Advisory Committees in Northland, Tairāwhiti, Hawke’s Bay, Chatham Islands, Marlborough, the West Coast, and Otago. More >>
Fire And Emergency Honours’ Recipients Congratulated
Monday, 1 June 2020, 11:45 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency New Zealand Chief Executive, Rhys Jones has congratulated five firefighters and support personnel from Cromwell, Kaikoura, Ranfurly, Blackball (West Coast) and Taneatua (Bay of Plenty) who were named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours ... More >>
Change In Fire Seasons For Auckland Region
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 5:08 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
The fire seasons for the Auckland mainland and the populated Hauraki Gulf Islands are changing. Auckland is changing to an open season, while the populated Hauraki Gulf Islands are going into a restricted season. These changes are effective from ... More >>
Smoke Alarms And Sprinklers Save Lives And Property
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 10:32 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Smoke alarms and sprinkler systems saved two Auckland businesses yesterday (Monday 11 May) - a local rest home and a surgery practice - after successfully preventing fires from spreading or causing major damage. Principal Advisor Fire Risk Management ... More >>
Smoke Alarms Save Lives - Stay Safe This Winter
Wednesday, 6 May 2020, 3:31 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
"If it wasn’t for the smoke alarms, we wouldn’t be here," says Merv Clearwater of East Taieri whose house was severely damaged by fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning. As reported in the Otago Daily Times, Merv and his wife Jill ... More >>
Change In Fire Season For Tairawhiti
Tuesday, 5 May 2020, 1:46 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Tairawhiti is now in an Open Fire Season effective from 2pm Monday 4 May 2020. Despite the change in fire season, Principal Rural Fire Officer Raymond Dever asks the community to continue to hold off lighting any non-essential fires while we are under COVID-19 ... More >>
