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Port Hills Fire Update #23 | Scoop News

Incoming Incident Controller Dave Key say crews on the ground at Port Hills will spend today dampening hotspots. Drone footage last night identified 20 hotspots and 70 firefighters will work on turning over and extinguishing these today. There will ...

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Port Hills Fire Update #25 | Scoop News

Firefighters will be working to extinguish 20 hotspots at the Port Hills fireground on Thursday. Incident Commander Steve Kennedy says the drone crew identified the hotspots overnight, with 11 crews now tasked with eliminating them today. A total ...

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Port Hills Fire Update #22 | Scoop News

The colder weather combined with a small amount of rain overnight on Monday helped cool the Port Hills fireground, but this has made for challenging, slippery conditions on Tuesday. Incident Commander Steve Kennedy says safety of the crews has been the ...

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Port Hills Fire Update #19 | Scoop News

Drone crews have identified 17 more hotspots at the Port Hills fire, meaning there are now 40 hotspots that firefighters are actively working to extinguish today. There are 100 firefighters and 20 support personnel working alongside five helicopters ...

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Port Hills Fire Update #20 | Scoop News

Port Hills fire Incident Commander Steve Kennedy says the dampening down and the creation and widening of fire breaks have proven themselves against the stronger winds today. 'We’ve had 100 firefighters and 20 support personnel working ...

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Port Hills Fire Update #16 | Scoop News

Overnight drone flights across the Port Hills fireground have identified hotspots that ground crews will be targeting in today’s firefighting operations. Fire and Emergency’s specialist drone crew began their work after sunset last night, and ...

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Port Hills Fire Update #17 | Scoop News

Firefighters have eliminated half of the hotspots on the Port Hills that were located by thermal imaging last night and early this morning. Fire and Emergency Incident Controller Steve Kennedy said the dayshift had put in a big effort to cool 28 out ...

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Port Hills Fire Update #14 | Scoop News

Firefighting on the Port Hills will focus on consolidating the perimeter of the fire and extinguishing hotspots today. Incident Controller Steve Kennedy said the intention was to create a 50 metre wide edge around the whole 24km perimeter of the ...

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Port Hills Fire Update #7 | Scoop News

Fire and Emergency crews are continuing work to suppress and contain a fire at Christchurch’s Port Hills. The fire is measuring 630 hectares in size. Incident Controller Dave Stackhouse says there are currently 28 appliances, 15 helicopters, two fixed wing ...

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Port Hills Fire Update #8 | Scoop News

Firefighting efforts at Christchurch’s Port Hills are continuing as the fire is still not considered contained. Commander Dave Stackhouse says the fire is still approximately 630 hectares in size. 'Our firefighters and support crews are ...

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