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Lewis Pass Road Fire Update #4

Firefighters have contained the vegetation fire burning on SH7 between Hanmer Springs and Springs Junction in Canterbury.

Mangawhai Tornado Update #2

Firefighters are continuing to check homes and properties in the area where a tornado affected an area of Mangawhai earlier this morning.

Moutere Highway Fire Update 4 - 8:43 hours 28/02/19

Fire and Emergency crews have contained the fire near Moutere Hill in Tasman district overnight to the existing blackout perimeter.

Pegasus Beach Fire Update #5

Four helicopters with monsoon buckets are dropping thousands of litres of water on the Pegasus Bay fire this morning, while seven ground crews are working on the flanks. Two fixed wing waterbombing aircraft are on their way to join the air attack.

A Strategic Review of the NZFS Incident Data System - report #101 (2009)

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Tongariro National Park Fire Update #4

Fresh crews of firefighters from Taranaki and Manawatu-Wanganui are being briefed before beginning work on the second day of operations at the wildfire burning in the Tongariro National Park.

Fire and Emergency received calls for 16 incidents during today’s strike

Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 16 incidents between 12pm and 1pm today, Monday 30 March, the twenty-second time the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) has taken strike action.

Kirwee fire update #10

Firefighters have continued to make good process on extinguishing the fire at Kirwee on Tuesday.