Chris Jensen

Any death in a house fire is unacceptable. Unacceptable to the Fire Service, the community and especially to the victim’s family. It’s ironic that our...

By Chris Jensen, www.fire.org.nz By the time this article goes to print, the Rugby World Cup will be about to commence. New Zealand will watch...

Welcome to a new monthly column, which will keep readers up-to-date with the activities of fire stations in the Mahurangi district, north to Mangawhai and...

Outside of a controlled fire within a household fireplace or garden incinerator, most people will never experience the intensity and heat of a large fire....

With winter rolling into town it’s brought with it a change of fire season. Recently it has changed from ‘restricted fire season’ to ‘open fire...

I hope you all came through unscathed from the recent storms that hit much of the country. In reality we got off very lightly, especially...

Matakana village suffered another serious fire recently when the Matakana Sawmill had a fire in a large wooden shed in the middle of the afternoon....

In recent times, there have been a number of large fires in the Warkworth and Matakana areas and beyond. These have included residential houses, a...

As most of you will be aware, late November saw a major fire at a mechanical workshop in Matakana. Emergency services were notified of the...

July and August saw two periods of exceptionally heavy rain that fell for extended periods of time. This resulted in fire brigade callouts across all...