MVP Hose Packs 16.5.12
Video - Hose on the bight!
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Firefighting Adventure in 4D 16.5.12
Movie - not coming to a theatre near you!
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hands to the pumps 15.5.12
Volunteer fire-fighters on day three of a four-day training
course were handling hoses and learning how to operate the water pump of an
appliance at Taylor River in Blenheim near the Hutcheson St bridge yesterday
morning. The scenario was good practice for a big rural fire...
Firefighter
urges people to volunteer 14.5.12
Helping rural neighbours keep their properties safe from fire
danger was a job everyone in Maraekakaho volunteered for "in the old
days" recalls Joe Simmons. "It goes back to when we were kids, it's
the sort of thing you just did. When there was a fire everyone went to help
with anything we had at the time, like sacks and bits and pieces, bugger all
really," Mr Simmons said. The 63 year old has been a volunteer with.....
Huge bonfire burns near Alexandra 14.5.12
Fire crews spent more than an hour at a fire near Alexandra
tonight. Alexandra chief fire officer Russell Anderson said emergency services
were called to the fire at a Letts Gully Rd address about 9.30pm. Because
there was a restricted fire season in place, all fires in the area required a
permit, but the blaze - amongst some tree stumps and a pile of timber - did
not have one, he said. One fire truck from Alexandra was assisting the Central
Otago Rural Fire Service, which had one tanker and an appliance at the scene,
he said. ''Because it's a tree stump and a bit of a pile of timber, there's
going to be a bit of heat in it so it's going to burn for awhile … We're
just trying to take the bulk of the heat out of it.''
Need
for unit evident: SAR 12.5.12
However, the multi-purpose idea has hit a snag. The Rural Fire
Authority says the unit would not be suitable, nor would it fit its emergency
radios, but Mr Firman said he hoped that would not affect a $25,000 pledge -
still to be confirmed - the Waitaki District Council had made to the project....
Volunteer
rural fire fighters to be honoured 11.5.12
Hastings volunteer rural fire fighters will be recognised at an
awards ceremony next week. The Forest and Rural Fire Association of New
Zealand will present long service medals to 43 members who have each
contributed between three and 40 years service to the organisation. Special
awards go to....
Fire Awareness
Training - in demand for Wood Panels industry 11.5.12
Two fatal explosions killed four men and injured dozens more
when pine beetle dust exploded during dry wood processing in British Columbia
recently (Friday Offcuts May 4th, 2012). When fine wood dust floats
around in the air it can be ignited by an event, like a spark from a tool. The
wood dust burns very quickly and produces gas, which in turn creates an
explosion. This causes a chain reaction as the small explosion shakes more
dust and creates a bigger explosion causing major damage to the surrounding
area. Dust explosions...
2012 FRFANZ Conference information 10.5.12
Council
urged to halt wilding pines invasion 9.5.12
Central Otago District Council will decide today whether to do
battle against wilding pines. A contingent of Wakatipu-based wilding pine
warriors will give the council a clear message: Get on top of this noxious
pest now before the problem becomes to hard to handle. The Wakatipu Wilding
Conifers Control Group is active in removing pines in the Queenstown Lakes
District and it is seeking support from the Central Otago council to develop a
joint control strategy across the districts. Queenstown Lakes District Council
forester Briana Pringle, who will speak....
Fire
delays train services 8.5.12
Rail services along the coastline of Matata were
delayed on Monday as fire fighters battled for almost two hours to control a
scrub fire at Pikowai. Firefighters from Te Puke, Pukehina, Matata and
Whakatane rural fire attended the 100m by 50m blaze that broke out at about
2pm...
NZ Rural Fire Research Workshop 12.3.12
Will be held 14/15 June at Scion in Rotorua. Draft
programme is available.