Emergency Services related newsitems

• • Salvage in Taita

    • 4 Mar 2010
    • Hutt Valley Fire Police Unit
    • Hutt Valley Fire Police were paged very early on 3 March to provide AquaVac's for a Salvage task at a bakery in Taita. An ajoining ATM had caught fire and water had subsequently found its way - in some volume - into the floor of the Bakery. Members of the Unit made short work of the water. Photos by FP Key: . read more
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    • hutt valley
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• • Tsunami Alert: All of New Zealand waits. Including HVFP.

    • 4 Mar 2010
    • Hutt Valley Fire Police Unit
    • No doubt most New Zealanders are aware of the Tsunami Alert that we were under for much of Sunday 28 February after the major Major Earthquake off the coast of Chile. Hutt Valley Fire Police Unit were paged shortly after 0400hrs Sunday, to respond to the Hutt Valley Emergency Management Office in Lower Hutt. Once there, along with the the NZ Police, The crew of HUTT407 and members of both the Upper and Lower Hutt Volunteer Rural Fire Forces (which are council directed assets, and thus part of Civil Defence planning), plans were made to close off public access to the roads immediately adjacent Wellington Harbour (aka Marine Drive, and the Esplanade, between Eastbourne and Petone). With the safety of the public foremost in the minds of HVEMO, and with the expectation of a wave height of no more than 1 meter, this was the biggest area of concern.
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• • Major Scrub Fire in Titahi Bay

    • 27 Feb 2010
    • Hutt Valley Fire Police Unit
    • Hutt Valley Fire Police were amongst the resources from all across the region who were called to assist at a massive Scrub Fire in Titahi Bay, Porirua.
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    • titahi bay fire
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• • Salvage at Trentham Army Camp

    • 27 Feb 2010
    • Hutt Valley Fire Police Unit
    • A mishap involving a sprinkler head within a storage facility at Trentham Army Camp had the Hutt Valley Fire Police requested to respond with Aquavacs and salvage equipment. RIMU4926 and 4928 turned out and spent about 90 minutes at work with Acquavacs and Squeegies, assisting firefighters from Rimutaka, Silverstream and Trentham stations.
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• • Relief as homes and golf course unscathed

    • 22 Feb 2010
    • Newswire.co.nz
    • MORNINGTON STREET residents in the Porirua suburb of Gloaming Hill are counting their blessings after their homes narrowly escaped a massive scrub fire that began after 4pm yesterday.
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    • titahi bay fire
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• • Fire! Fire! Fire!

    • 22 Feb 2010
    • The Wellingtonista
    • Yesterday twitter was all atwitter trying to figure out where all the smoke in Wellington was coming from, before someone figured out that it was a fire in Titahi Bay.
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    • titahi bay fire

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• • Power Pole down in Ebdentown

    • 15 Feb 2010
    • Hutt Valley Fire Police Unit
    • A very windy Saturday 13 February saw the Hutt Valley Fire Police requested to provide scene protection for a power pole collapse in Ebdentown, Upper Hutt.
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    • hutt valley
    5 George Street, Ebdentown, Upper Hutt
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• • Colonial Knob track male identity sought

    • 12 Feb 2010
    • Wellington District Police
    • Porirua Police need the public's help to identify a male acting inappropriately towards a female at...
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    • porirua
  
  

• • Linux enthusiasts raise over $33,000 to help save lives

    • 8 Feb 2010
    • WestpacTrust Rescue Helicopter and Lifeflight Air Ambulance
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    • emergency services
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• • 21:19 Wellington Westpac Rescue Helicopter has a busy Afternoon transported a patient with lacerations to fingers from the Sound then a Motor Vehicle Accident patient from the Wairarapa

    • 7 Feb 2010
    • WestpacTrust Rescue Helicopter and Lifeflight Air Ambulance
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    • wairarapa
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• • Wingate: Scrub Fire

    • 7 Feb 2010
    • HuttNZ
    • Emergency services arrived at the blaze just after 2.
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    • wingate fire
  
  

• • Scrub Fire at Wingate, Lower Hutt

    • 7 Feb 2010
    • Hutt Valley Fire Police Unit
    • A significant scrub fire above the Pick-a-Part wreckers yard at Wingate had a second-alarm equivalent response, with aerial attack and rural fire crews well involved for several hours. The Dominion Post among the news agencies reporting the incident. More detail after the jump... read more
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• • 17:23 Fall from balcony lands man in hospital

    • 5 Feb 2010
    • WestpacTrust Rescue Helicopter and Lifeflight Air Ambulance
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    • emergency services
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• • Garage Fire in Woburn

    • 27 Jan 2010
    • Hutt Valley Fire Police Unit
    • Tuesday 19th of January saw a Second Alarm transmitted for a Garage fire in Woburn. The fire was reported as well involved and had started to spread to the neighbouring house when it was brought under control. Members of Hutt Valley Fire Police assisted crews from Hutt, Seaview, Avalon and Johnsonville stations with traffic management and light refreshments.
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    • hutt valley
    • johnsonville
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• • Chemicals found under house in Stokes Valley

    • 27 Jan 2010
    • Hutt Valley Fire Police Unit
    • Hutt Valley Fire Police were amongst those responded to assist with the discovery of potentially dangerous chemicals at an address in Stokes Valley this afternoon.
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    • hutt valley
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• • 16:18 Wairarapa bee sting victim flown to hospital by Westpac Rescue Helicopter

    • 25 Jan 2010
    • WestpacTrust Rescue Helicopter and Lifeflight Air Ambulance
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    • emergency services
    • wairarapa
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• • 14:57 Man injured in Quad Bike Accident flown by Westpac Rescue Helicopter

    • 24 Jan 2010
    • WestpacTrust Rescue Helicopter and Lifeflight Air Ambulance
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    • emergency services
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• • 20:01 Sick baby transported to hospital by Westpac Rescue Helicopter

    • 24 Jan 2010
    • WestpacTrust Rescue Helicopter and Lifeflight Air Ambulance
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    • emergency services
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• • 19:10 Wellington Based Westpac Rescue Helicopter Transports a Person with Heat Stroke from Paraparaumu

    • 20 Jan 2010
    • WestpacTrust Rescue Helicopter and Lifeflight Air Ambulance
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    • emergency services
    • paraparaumu
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• • 19:27 Wellington Westpac Rescue Helicopter transports injured hunter from quad bike accident

    • 13 Jan 2010
    • WestpacTrust Rescue Helicopter and Lifeflight Air Ambulance
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    • emergency services
    • Accepted from feed: Life Flight Trust Media Releases
  
  

• • Police warn of PIN number scam in Wellington

    • 12 Jan 2010
    • Wellington District Police
    • Wellington Police want to identify two people in relation to a PIN number scam being used to obtain money from stolen bank cards. Police say the male and female have been quite convincing with shop staff and warn others not to fall into the same trap.
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    • cricket
  
  

• • Summer Fire Season is Here

    • 12 Jan 2010
    • Wellington City Council
    • It's that time of year again - we become enamoured with the naked flame, be it for a backyard fire or to sizzle sausages. However, the smallest fire can spread rapidly. And Wellington is probably more at risk from a major wildfire than any other urban centre in New Zealand.
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• • 15:11 Westpac Rescue Helicopter transports Injured Mountain Biker from Waikanae

    • 11 Jan 2010
    • WestpacTrust Rescue Helicopter and Lifeflight Air Ambulance
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    • emergency services
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• • Police search for missing tramper in Lower Hutt

    • 9 Jan 2010
    • Wellington District Police
    • Members of Wellington Search and Rescue spent several hours last night searching for a man who failed to return from a walk in the Rimutaka Forest Park on Friday afternoon. A Team consisting of 2 LandSAR volunteers and 3 Police SAR members including a Police dog handler located the male just after 5am this morning next to the Orongorongo River, several kilometers from his home. He was cold and hungry, but otherwise in good health. He had not allowed sufficient time to return home in daylight, so eventually had to stay put.
  
  

• • Car hits house in Naenae, Lower Hutt

    • 8 Jan 2010
    • Wellington District Police
    • At about 9.25pm, police were advised that a car had crashed into a house on the corner of Naenae Road and Gibson crescent in Lower Hutt.
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    • hutt valley
    1 Gibson crescent, Lower Hutt.
  
  

• • 20:16 Wellington based Westpac Rescue Helicopter transports injured lady from Cheery Bay, Marlborough Sounds

    • 6 Jan 2010
    • WestpacTrust Rescue Helicopter and Lifeflight Air Ambulance
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    • emergency services
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• • 14:49 Westpac Rescue Helicopter transports man from D'Urville Island

    • 1 Jan 2010
    • WestpacTrust Rescue Helicopter and Lifeflight Air Ambulance
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• • Salvage in Centre City Plaza, Lower Hutt

    • 22 Dec 2009
    • Hutt Valley Fire Police Unit
    • At about lunchtime today the pagers of HVFP members lit up with another activation; this for Salvage in central Lower Hutt, and our first activation for our Salvage capability.
    Centre City Plaza, Lower Hutt
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• • Salvation Army Shop Kilbirnie

    • 21 Dec 2009
    • Wellington District Police
    • At about 5.30am on 20/12/09 the Salvation Army Shop located at 31 Onepu Road, Kilbirnie was burgled. The safe with approximately $900 was taken. This money is used to help the community by running Salvation Army programs and helping people in need.
    • Tagged as:
    • crime
    • kilbirnie
    31 Onepu Road, Wellington
  
  

• • Second Alarm at Automotive Workshop in Maidstone

    • 13 Dec 2009
    • Hutt Valley Fire Police Unit
    • With a Second Alarm transmitted, members of HVFP leapt into action to assist Firefighters at a substantial fire in Maidstone - literally just down the road from Rimutaka fire station.
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