Controller Steve Trigg News Today

The fire at Lee Valley is now considered contained and controlled. Incident Controller Steve Trigg says 20 firefighters will continue working throughout Sunday, but there will be a gradual scaling back of crews over the next few days. 'We saw an increase ...

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A successful drone mission overnight has seen firefighters identify hotspots at the Lee Valley fire. Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Urban Search and Rescue unit deployed its drones last night. The drone technology can pierce the forest canopy ...

Firefighters have established the 1.2-kilometre containment line at the Lee Valley fire. Incident Controller Steve Trigg says the hard work of the crews in tough conditions had paid off. 'We have a satisfactory containment line in and we’ve been able ...

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Tasman District crews have successfuly contained the Lee Valley scrub fire and have established a 1.2km containment line. Incident Controller Steve Trigg...

Fire and Emergency is making steady progress fighting the fire burning in pine forest at Lee Valley and is aiming to have it fully contained by the end of tomorrow, although it will take longer to fully extinguish. Until the fire is contained, residents who ...

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s focus at the Lee Valley fire today is to complete the 1.2-kilometre containment line required around the perimeter of the fire. This requires firefighters to work in steep terrain using hand tools to clear a space ...