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Fire and Emergency NZ - Latest News [Page 5]
Restricted Fire Season For Taranaki District
Thursday, 23 January 2025, 9:22 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
This restricted fire season means anyone wanting to light an open-air fire will have to apply for a permit. You can apply for a permit at www.checkitsalright.nz. More >>
Restricted Fire Season For Dunedin And Clutha
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 3:35 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
A restricted fire season means anyone who wants to light an outdoor fire will need a fire permit authorised by Fire and Emergency. More >>
Smoke Alarm Saves A Life In Christchurch
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 10:30 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency Specialist Fire Investigator Bruce Irvine says, "If that smoke alarm hadn’t been there, then it is very likely I would have been investigating a fatal fire." More >>
Manawatū-Whanganui Coastal Zone Moves Into Restricted Fire Season
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 4:13 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Declaring the change in season, Fire and Emergency New Zealand Manawatū-Whanganui District Manager Nigel Dravitzki says this area has not had any rain recently and warm temperatures exceeding 23 degrees. Windy weather has dried out vegetation. More >>
Temporary Fire Ban Ends In Te Tai Tokerau Northland
Monday, 20 January 2025, 8:09 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Northland District Manager Wipari Henwood says the extreme fire risk identified earlier in the week has subsided. More >>
Vegetation Fire On Mangere Mountain: Update 2
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:01 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
People are asked to stay away from the Mangere Mountain area to allow crews to work. More >>
Restricted Fire Season For Murchison And Lake Rotoiti
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 2:01 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency Nelson Marlborough District Manager Grant Hayward says the change is due to the continuing dry and windy weather conditions which are drying out vegetation and increasing the wildfire danger. More >>
Fire Risk Increasing In Dry Manawatū-Whanganui Weather
Friday, 17 January 2025, 4:54 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Manawatū-Whanganui Community Risk Manager Kerry O’Keefe says fire danger is increasing across the region due to the hot, dry conditions and brisk winds. More >>
Taheke Vegetation Fire
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 3:30 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Northland District Commander Wipari Henwood says the fire is 10ha in size, and fire crews are protecting one structure which is threatened by the fire. More >>
Outdoor Fires Restricted In Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 2:15 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
A restricted fire season means anyone who wants to light an outdoor fire will need a fire permit authorised by Fire and Emergency. The Hauraki Gulf Islands remain in a prohibited fire season, which means all outdoor fires are banned on the islands. More >>
Black Jack Fire Update #11
Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 8:11 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Incident Controller Shane Bromley said the areas where crews will work are on terrain that is difficult to reach. More >>
Black Jack Fire Update #10
Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 5:24 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency's drone crew will carry out a second round of thermal imaging flights tonight, looking for new hotspots and checking the sites where crews and helicopters have been working today. More >>
Fire Permits Suspended For Te Tai Tokerau Northland This Week
Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 12:02 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Northland District Manager Wipari Henwood says this is because the area has had significantly less than expected rainfall and hot, dry conditions over the last couple of months. More >>
Black Jack Fire Update #9
Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 11:58 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Incident Controller Shane Bromley said that the crews were working carefully on steep terrain above Black Jack Road, and described it as "slow going". Traffic management is in place: the road opens for 15 minutes every hour on the hour. More >>
Black Jack Fire Update #8
Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 8:16 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Three crews of firefighters from the Department of Conservation are at work today, alongside firefighters from the Kuaotuna and Whangapoua Volunteer Fire Brigades. Two helicopters will continue working with monsoon buckets. More >>
Black Jack Fire Update #7
Monday, 13 January 2025, 5:32 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency NZ's specialist drone crew will be carrying out the flights and Incident Controller Shane Bromley says their findings will be used to target ground and air operations tomorrow. More >>
Black Jack Fire Update #6
Monday, 13 January 2025, 1:36 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Four crews are fighting the fire on the eastern and southern flanks and three helicopters are attacking the fire on the steep and inaccessible western flank. More >>
Black Jack Fire Update #5
Monday, 13 January 2025, 8:09 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Black Jack Road will be under traffic management today, with managed convoys in and out providing access for residents and those with essential business in the area. More >>
Black Jack Road Vegetation Fire Update #4
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 6:48 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Black Jack Road will be open overnight but is likely to be closed tomorrow when operations start again in the morning. More >>
Black Jack Road Vegetation Fire Update #3
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 2:21 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Crews this afternoon are focused on dampening down hotspots and the left-hand flank of the fire. More >>
