Craig Stevens firefighter

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Cyclone Gabrielle: Colleagues pay tribute to fallen Muriwai ... (New Zealand Herald)

Muriwai firefighter Craig Stevens died in hospital last night after he was critically injured on Monday when a house fell in a slip. His colleague Dave van ...

Stevens was rescued and taken to the hospital in critical condition. “Craig and Dave died helping others, working with their teammates for the benefit of their community. “My thoughts and prayers are with Craig’s family, and with the family of his firefighter friend Dave van Zwanenberg... But he also loved a good book on the deck. His colleague Dave van Zwanenberg was trapped in the wreckage and was found dead on Wednesday. “It was palpable that they had been searching for one of their own, and they devoted themselves to that impossible task with the fervour one does for their own family.”

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Second firefighter caught in Muriwai landslide has died, Fire and ... (RNZ)

It takes the death toll in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle to six. Craig Stevens was taken to hospital in a critical condition on Monday night. Fire and Emergency ...

- If you are without power eat the food from your fridge first, then your freezer. If you see rising water do not wait for official warnings. Act quickly if you see rising water.

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Cyclone Gabrielle: Tributes flow for Craig Stevens, firefighter killed ... (Newshub)

Tributes are flowing for volunteer firefighter Craig Stevens, who died on Thursday night after being seriously injured in a landslide in Auckland's Muriwai ...

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Cyclone Gabrielle: Second volunteer firefighter dies in hospital (Stuff.co.nz)

“We are still coming to terms with the news that Craig, our second firefighter caught in the Muriwai landslide, has died in hospital,” Fire and Emergency chief ...

Coplon described his friend as “exceptional at everything” and said it made sense he was “ready to risk it for the community”. In the message, Coplon said Stevens was “an amazing man” and “a dedicated and loving husband and father, an incredible friend”. On Tuesday morning after the rescue, Gregory said Stevens was extracted in a “really highly technical rescue” and taken to hospital. “Our hearts are broken for his wife Lucy and their two sons and the rest of his family as well as his friends across the globe,” the tribute said. Matt Coplon, who has known Stevens for more than 20 years, posted a tribute on a website for Profile Racing – the BMX team Stevens rode for – saying he and those at the team were “shattered to say goodbye”. Volunteer firefighter Craig Stevens is being remembered as a “dedicated and loving husband and father” after he died on Thursday evening.

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Second firefighter involved in Muriwai landslide dies (1 News)

Craig Stevens was injured while investigating a flooded property in Auckland's Muriwai on Monday night, has died in hospital.

FENZ Chief Executive, Kerry Gregory said "we are still coming to terms with the news that Craig, our second firefighter caught in the Muriwai landslide, has died in hospital. An emergency mobile alert was sent to residents of Motutara Rd and Domain Crescent early Tuesday morning telling them to evacuate and make their way to Sand Dunz Café. Crews were able to rescue Stevens, who was sent to hospital in a critical but stable condition.

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Cyclone death toll rises to seven (Otago Daily Times)

Muriwai Volunteer Fire Brigade issued an urgent notice asking Domain Cres residents to evacuate immediately: ”We have been advised by Auckland Council Emergency ...

Likewise, Waikato, Thames, Bay of Plenty, Manawatu and Whangarei are all also “fortunate to be scaling down their emergency response and entering the recovery phase”, Hipkins said. This is despite emergency teams bravely making more than 450 rescues during the height of the storm, including plucking some people by helicopter from roofs as floodwaters raged below. Officers were also unable to confirm whether there had been any new fatalities linked to the area. “We are still coming to terms with the news that Craig, our second firefighter caught in the Muriwai landslide, has died in hospital. “We do need to prepare for the likelihood there will be more fatalities,” Prime Minister Chris Hipkins warned in a press conference yesterday. Meanwhile, further south on Auckland’s west coast, people are still being evacuated from their homes in Piha as land remains dangerous and unstable days after Cyclone Gabrielle, RNZ reports.

Statement From Fire And Emergency Chief Executive Kerry Gregory ... (Scoop.co.nz)

It was with a heavy heart last night we received the news that our Muriwai firefighter Craig Stevens, who was rescued in the early hours of Tuesday morning ...

Craig and Dave died helping others, working with their team-mates for the benefit of their community. I have received messages of condolences for the tragic loss of our firefighters from far and wide and I endorse the words of our Minister Barbara Edmonds, in that we thank the families for sharing their loved ones with all New Zealanders and we are indebted to them. This tragic incident has been a heavy blow for the two families, their friends, colleagues in the Muriwai Volunteer Fire Brigade, and the Muriwai community; and it touches all of us, not just in the Fire and Emergency NZ whanau, but emergency services Internationally and all New Zealanders.

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Cyclone death toll rises to six (Otago Daily Times)

Cyclone Gabrielle's death toll has risen to six after a second Muriwai volunteer firefighter died - the Prime Minister is warning that number will rise as ...

Likewise, Waikato, Thames, Bay of Plenty, Manawatu and Whangarei are all also “fortunate to be scaling down their emergency response and entering the recovery phase”, Hipkins said. There is absolutely no doubt that communities affected by recent weather events are under enormous pressure,” he said. This is despite emergency teams bravely making more than 450 rescues during the height of the storm, including plucking some people by helicopter from roofs as floodwaters raged below. “We do need to prepare for the likelihood there will be more fatalities,” Prime Minister Chris Hipkins warned in a press conference yesterday. Officers were also unable to confirm whether there had been any new fatalities linked to the area. “We are still coming to terms with the news that Craig, our second firefighter caught in the Muriwai landslide, has died in hospital. “A number of the people I spoke to are in somewhat of a state of shock. Meanwhile, further south on Auckland’s west coast, people are still being evacuated from their homes in Piha as land remains dangerous and unstable days after Cyclone Gabrielle, RNZ reports. Surf club custodian Paul Newnham says a lot of land is still moving. Thousands of homes – most in the Napier area – remain without power, while some residents in cut-off communities in Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay have had to make purchases in cash only and have been faced with dwindling food and water supplies and long petrol queues. As of yesterday, 9000 people were estimated as being displaced in Hawke’s Bay while an estimated 3718 were displaced and evacuated in Northland and Auckland, Hipkins said. Prime Minister Hipkins said family and friends have lodged about 3500 reports of missing people - most in the Hawke’s Bay region - that have been “unreachable” since Monday’s deluge began.

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