Author Archives: Porirua Fire Fighter

Russell Postlewaight had not long poured himself a scotch when he saw the smoke. Porirua’s chief fire safety officer lives in Paremata and has a fantastic view looking towards Porirua Harbour and Whitireia Park. On the evening of Sunday, February 21, 2010, he was settling … Continue reading →

Witnesses say a man tried to fight a fire in a Porirua house with a garden hose before it consumed the entire place. The man is understood to have been treated for burns to one of his arms after attempting to … Continue reading →

Aotea College in Porirua was evacuated this morning after a fire broke out on a hillside next to the gymnasium. Porirua senior station officer Owen Woodman said the Fire Service received the call at 10.34 to attend, and two fire … Continue reading →

Smoke billows from a Porirua house that was severely damaged after catching fire on the Mana Esplanade on Christmas afternoon. NICK TRUEBRIDGE/FAIRFAX NZ A Porirua home has been severely damaged during a Christmas Day house fire. The house caught fire … Continue reading →

From left, Jess Anderson, Dan Klapaukh, and Ryan Bothma will put their medical training into practice in Nepal in November.KRIS DANDO/FAIRFAX NZ Two paramedic students and a local firefighter are heading to Nepal in November to help teach local medics … Continue reading →

An enthusiast’s dream to preserve and display about 20 historic fire engines looks like going up in smoke. Matt Silver has been working for almost 15 years to establish a fire museum in Wellington, but has been unable to turn … Continue reading →

The fire did not last long, but the ramifications and hardship could be felt for weeks. Police and fire investigators were still sifting through the mess and damage to determine what sparked the fire at Cannons Creek shopping centre. It … Continue reading →

A Chinese takeaway store in Porirua has been gutted after a fire ripped through it on Sunday morning. Nine fire engines and about 40 fire fighters from six stations attended the blaze at Cannons Creek Chinese Fast Food and Takeaways, … Continue reading →

As a 15-year-old Porirua boy ran towards a burning house in Cannons Creek, all he could think about was his little sister, who died in a house fire seven years ago. When he got to the two-storey house in Durham … Continue reading →

The emergency response to a fire that has engulfed the first floor of a building in Porirua’s CBD has been hampered by the traffic chaos caused by flooding. Fire Service shift commander Jan Wills said 14 fire engines were either … Continue reading →