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Strath Taieri Zone moves to prohibited fire season

The Strath Taieri Zone is moving to a prohibited fire season from 8am on Saturday 10 February, until further notice.

Installing home sprinkler systems

Home sprinkler systems can be installed by a qualified plumber once the design work has been completed and approved.

Firefighters remain at the scene of three South Island vegetation fires

Fire crews and three helicopters have contained a fire burning on a steep hillside above Lake Dunstan in Central Otago and will continue working in strong winds to secure the perimeter until dark.

Remember to pēhia te button | press the pātene to check your smoke alarms this daylight saving

This daylight saving, Sunday 2 April, Fire and Emergency New Zealand is encouraging everyone to remember to pēhia te button | press the pātene to check their smoke alarms are in working order.

Warm, windy conditions prompt fire warning

With warm windy conditions expected this week, householders and landowners across Canterbury and the Top of the South are being urged not to light outdoor fires during lockdown, to save firefighters having to respond to calls from anxious neighbours and break their COVID bubbles.

Maintain your scheme (trial evacuations and training programmes)

Assessing Firefighting Water Supplies #175 [2020]

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The aim of this research is to develop a framework for estimating the energy release rate from developing building fires.

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