Greece Moves Closer to Launch New Fire Monitoring Satellites
Four infrared imaging Hellenic Fire System satellites dedicated to detecting and monitoring wildfires across. Credit: European Space Agency…
Ōtāhuhu house fire: Grieving widow’s second tragedy after fatal fire in sleepout claims life
Police investigating the fire determined there are “no suspicious circumstances”. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson said…
Fire and Emergency NZ threaten wage deductions for striking firefighters
“I believe that the public has suffered as a result of the strike action to date and will…
Fire service ordered to pay former employee $13,000 after superannuation mix-up ends in resignation
A promise broken According to the ERA’s recent decision on the matter, Fry had worked at Fire and…
Be Brave: TVNZ’s Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver on a life under fire
Staring down the barrel of the camera, she’s holding her ground with a focused and unflinching gaze. People…
Tenant Pare Mereana Tamihana causes house fire after lighting cigarette next to gas cylinder
“The premises were rendered uninhabitable and will require a full rebuild,” tribunal adjudicator Jacci Setefano said in a…
Palmerston North parent wants 5-year-old son’s record wiped after school stand-down
“He’s 5 years old, do you think he’s going to be sitting there reflecting on why he’s at…
Auckland CBD fire: Raviz Indian Eatery closed for weeks, 8 staff out of work
Singh was now waiting for insurance to assess the damage, and said a “bigger challenge” was having to…
Auckland fires: Man runs from Ponsonby house as blaze takes hold
Fire and Emergency said it received multiple reports of the Ponsonby fire just after 10am. Five fire crews,…
Vegetation fire breaks out near chicken farm in Tuakau
Flames tore through dry grass, sticks and low scrub, sending plumes of white smoke drifting over the rural…
Attack by two drones on US Embassy in Saudi capital sparks ‘limited’ fire
Two witnesses told AFP they saw fire engines around the embassy. Earlier, witnesses said they had seen smoke…
The Wire actor Bobby J. Brown dies at 62 after barn fire accident
“My little sister [was] freaking out, saying that Dad’s gone and that he got caught up in a…