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Be fire safe in caravans and sleep outs

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is urging people living in caravans, campervans, garages and sleep outs to take extra care to be fire safe.

Increasing fire danger sparks change in Canterbury fire season

Sunday’s fires along the Darfield railway line provided a timely reminder to everyone in Canterbury that it just takes a spark to start a wildfire, particularly as the fire danger increases.

Kirwee fire update #4

The fire at Kirwee has been contained with no loss of buildings or livestock.

Effectiveness of fire safety systems for use in quantitative risk assessments - Report #89 (2008)

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Twizel community taking the fire risk seriously

Visitors to the Mackenzie Basin this weekend are being provided with information about the local fire danger in the hope that they will avoid risky activities that could spark a wildfire.

Fire engineering brief

When a building is sufficiently complex to preclude using prescriptive guidance as a means of establishing compliance, a specifically-engineered solution is required (referred to as either alternative solution, or performance based engineering).

Auckland weather update #2

Auckland fire crews are continuing to respond to over 500 calls for assistance from people affected by the heavy rain.

Prohibited fire season extends to all Wairarapa

All of the Wairarapa moves into a prohibited fire season from 8am on Tuesday 23 January, until further notice.