"There has been no rain on the fireground today and temperatures have been hot, but so far conditions have been relatively calm," FENZ said.
Incident Commander Dave Berry says that the rural crews are systematically digging out deep-seated hotspots, where the roots of gorse plants and other ...
Firefighters have worked through the night to monitor the fireground for potential flare-ups following yesterday's fire near Burnham. Screenshot.
A 30-hectare grass fire near Burnham is the latest in a spate of fires in the past week, pushing volunteer firefighters close to their limit.
Firefighters from four brigades responded to a grass fire in the suburb of Yaldhurst.
Fire and Emergency NZ Incident Commander Dave Berry said the rural crews are systematically digging out "deep-seated hotspots, where the roots of gorse plants ...
It follows a week of large wildfires in the Selwyn district. Incident Commander Dave Berry says with the fire moving quickly through the river bed, three houses ...
Crews are continuing to battle a 30-hectare vegetation fire alongside State Highway 1 near Burnham, Canterbury, that's forced the evacuation of some homes.
The blaze, which prompted the evacuation of three homes and destroyed a shed, had largely been contained by 5pm on Thursday. However, incident commander Mike ...