http://www.FireFightingNews.com New Zealand Fire Brigade News en-us Copyright 2009 e-Firefighter, LLC Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:26:16 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/Images/logo_22.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake damaged buildings, cut power and knocked fleeing residents off their feet on New Zealand's South Island early Saturday, but there were so far no deaths and only two injuries … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83915 New Zealand FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/new_zealand_earthquake.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83915 Three airmen are dead and a fourth seriously hurt after a New Zealand military helicopter en route to a military memorial flyover crashed on farmland north of the capital, Wellington, emergency services said … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=78597 New Zealand FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/new_zealand_earthquake.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=78597 As his wife floundered screaming for help in murky river water, a frantic New Zealand man was forced to abandon a bid to rescue his teenage son to save his partner from drowning, he said Monday. Stacy Horton … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=73239 New Zealand FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/new_zealand_earthquake.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=73239 Striking Firefighters to Protest at Opening Ceremony of new $4.9m Fire Station Auckland Local President of the Firefighters Union, Jeff McCulloch said today, that firefighters would be carrying out a protest and … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=70417 New Zealand FireFightingNews.com (NZPFU) Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/new_zealand_earthquake.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=70417 A team of 9 volunteer Rural Fire Fighters from Fire Rescue New Zealand and the Rodney District Council Rural Fire Authority recently returned from participating in a Trans-Tasman rural fire training exercise in … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=73033 New Zealand FireFightingNews.com (CFO Simon Osborne) Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/new_zealand_earthquake.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=73033 New Zealand authorities said they freed a man stuck like Winnie-the-Pooh in his electric dryer while trying to retrieve a pair of underpants. Senior Constable Greg Sutherland of the Temuka police said a police … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=67224 New Zealand FireFightingNews.com (United Press International) Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/new_zealand_earthquake.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=67224 A popular Australian national park ravaged by the Victorian bushfires has reopened with the help of Kiwi fire experts. The South Island members of a 57-strong crew returned to Christchurch yesterday after … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=64026 New Zealand FireFightingNews.com (Marc Greenhill) Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/new_zealand_earthquake.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=64026 New Plymouth CIB are calling for the public to help it protect the community after fire bugs put people's lives at risk at the weekend. New Plymouth firefighters were called out to four suspicious house and … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=63551 New Zealand FireFightingNews.com (Lyn Humphreys) Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/new_zealand_earthquake.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=63551 One day he's helping to fight the Victoria bushfires, beating back flames and dodging falling trees in the searing heat. The next, he's back in the Pohangina Valley, tending tramping trails and hunting goats in … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=63325 New Zealand FireFightingNews.com (Michelle Duff) Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/new_zealand_earthquake.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=63325 A new contingent of 57 New Zealand firefighters flied to Australia on Wednesday to help out in the bushfire battle. New Zealand Civil Defence Minister John Carter said the fires had now moved into the water … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=62963 New Zealand FireFightingNews.com (Xinhua News Agency - CEIS) Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/new_zealand_earthquake.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=62963 About 40 New Zealand firefighters will return from Victoria this week, but Australia is asking for a second group to continue the battle. Most of the Kiwis will return home on Thursday, with about 15 staying for … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=62854 New Zealand FireFightingNews.com (Brown Giles) Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/new_zealand_earthquake.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=62854 Jeff McCulloch, President of the Auckland Local of The New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union said today, that the updates to the Fire Service multi million dollar computer appear to have made the situation … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=62773 New Zealand FireFightingNews.com (New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union) Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/new_zealand_earthquake.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=62773 The firefighters' union says a national review of the fire service could leave Hamilton short of senior people to cope with major blazes. Under the changes, which came into effect earlier this month, the former … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=62606 New Zealand FireFightingNews.com (Belinda Feek) Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/new_zealand_earthquake.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=62606 New Zealand firefighters, battling the Australian bushfires, yesterday stepped in to protect Melbourne's water supply from devastation. The Kiwi crew arrived in Australia on Friday night to help up to 6000 … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=62144 New Zealand FireFightingNews.com (The Press) Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/new_zealand_earthquake.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=62144 Arsonist are active in Hawera with five fires deliberately lit in the past four weeks. Two were set in buildings one under an occupied house. Police are asking the public to help with any information about who … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=61833 New Zealand FireFightingNews.com (Daily News) Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/new_zealand_earthquake.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=61833 Common sense could have prevented a costly eight-hour Search and Rescue operation involving 30 people during the early hours of yesterday morning, says Sergeant Mike Fitzsimmons, of Nelson Search and Rescue. … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=61766 New Zealand FireFightingNews.com (Nelson Mail) Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/new_zealand_earthquake.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=61766 For the second time in a week, a Central Otago volunteer firefighter has been injured while responding to a 111 call that turned out to be a controlled burnoff. Cromwell firefighter Norman Jermyn was the … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=61365 New Zealand FireFightingNews.com (The Christchurch) Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/new_zealand_earthquake.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=61365 Firefighters have been praised for their speedy response to a fire in an Arrowtown restaurant that threatened to engulf a category- two historic building. The Arrowtown volunteer brigade was at the Stables … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=60897 New Zealand FireFightingNews.com (Mark Hotton) Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/new_zealand_earthquake.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=60897 An explosion and chemical leak occurred at the New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra's Edendale factory in Southland on Monday,leaving six people injured. Six people were taken to Southland Hospital in the southern … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=60726 New Zealand FireFightingNews.com (Xinhua News Agency - CEIS) Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/new_zealand_earthquake.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=60726 Firefighter hopefuls were put through their paces in Christchurch on Saturday. People were invited to complete strength and endurance tasks during an open day to see if they wanted to apply to be firefighters. … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=60680 New Zealand FireFightingNews.com (The Press) Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/new_zealand_earthquake.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=60680