Galleries – vegetation fires

Selwyn Rd fire, Jan 2013

Garden City Helicopters Squirrell

Kyle Steans (L) and Roger McLenaghen

Looking down Selwyn Rd; Richard Olds

Command Post

Briefing

Topping up 417 with diesel

Kyle Steans next to destroyed sheds

All hands to the pump

Clearing trees felled by high winds. July 2013.

Linc 41-11 dampening down, Selwyn Road fire. Jan 2013.

Dampening down scrubbie, Oct 2012

Hedgerow goes up

Late night scrub fire caused by high winds felling trees and powerlines. July 2013.

417 heading to a call

Waihora Gun Club, Motukarara, Feb 2011

Paul Barbet (L) and Mark Smith

Firefighters face diverse challenges

A Lincoln crew in action at a summer scrub fire

Aftermath of mid-winter scrub fire. July 2013

The ‘A Team’ ! (or, the goon squad)

Toitoi plants going up!

Dampening down; dirty work

Cutting firebreaks, West Melton,

Hitting hotspots

Hitting hotspots while helos work above

Helipro Squirrel

Way2Go Heliservices Squirrel

Protecting a flank

View from 417

Charred landscape, West Melton

Lincoln tanker and Burnham crew

Tim Quinlivan gingerly moving 417

Working with soldiers from Burnham, West Melton

Richard Hopkins

Fire trying to break out

We’re on our way …

Rolleston tanker working a flank

“She’s a goodie ” Hot dry nothwesterly winds fueling a thumper fire, West Melton January 2013