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Pigeon Valley Fire, Nelson
11/02/2019 – 0700 to 1900
Public Information Management Plan
Overview of PIM response
The NIMT PIM team is working to support the Nelson Tasman Civil Defence PIM team. It is
essential that the information coming in from the fire ground (with regards to FENZ
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operations) is collated by the NIMT Situation Unit and shared to the Civil Defence IMT -
this is done through the PIM teams working collaboratively and assists in timely, accurate
and relevant information to all stakeholders involved.
The overall PIM team is increasing personnel numbers.
NIMT PIM team – for Sunday 10th February
PIM FENZ Manager –
PIM Liaison –
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Media Officer –
PIM Support –
Social Media Manager, Community Liaison, Evac/Alerts – Civil Defence
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PIM Team roster is available from NIMT Logistics Manager.
PIM meetings:
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Media Briefing #1
0830hrs
Planning Meeting #1 0900hrs – to be confirmed
Tactics Meeting
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Media Briefing #2
1600hrs – to be confirmed
Planning Meeting #2 1700hrs
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Attn Cordons: Media should only be allowed access to cordoned areas and
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restricted sites if approved and accompanied by a member of the PIM Team.
Please be diligent with allowing people through.
• Evacuations are still in place, for more information, go to
www.nelsontasmancivildefence.co.nz
• Evacuated residents should check in at the Civil Defence Welfare Centre located at
the Saxton Field Stadium or call the Civil Defence Welfare helpline - 03 543 8400
• Media should contact the Media Officer for specific event information and media
stand-up information.
• Fire safety messages are: Stay away from the area and follow authorities’
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instructions. Also help protect your property by creating a ‘defensible zone’ – Use
compost, mulch and remove any section or yard waste materials.
• Donated items should be sealed, long-life foods and drink, drop off at Nelson
Tasman District Council Office.
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Pigeon Valley
Date 11/2/2019
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Time 0700 - 1900
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3. Location
4. Vegetation
5. World Grid Scale 84.
Pigeon Rd, Eves Valley,
Forest/Scrub/Grass/Slash/
41°22'32.51"S
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173° 1'31.81"E
Latest information as at 1500 11/2/2019:
During Sunday evening, three drone crews were deployed initially tasked with assessing properties
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and assets with a view to increase the likelihood of their owners return. They completed a full
perimeter survey of Pigeon Valley Fire and Atawhai Rd Fire for hot spots to provide direction to
ground operations for Monday. They have also confirmed no change in perimeter or area overnight.
Work over Monday has focused on strengthening control lines and extinguishing identified hot
spots. Dangerous tree assessments are underway with initial priority on trees around structures.
Air operations will assess the work program today, and they have confirmed to drop to 10
helicopters.
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Through Sunday night the weather eased, and we have had a recovery of RH this morning.
Weather trough today has seen temps in the low to mid 20s and RH around the 50% mark.
Through the week, the weather will be warm and dry with temperatures in the mid 20’s and
RH in the low 50’s with a period tomorrow possibly in the 40%. There is a low probability of
drizzle tonight, though high RH in the 90%. Over the next 14 days there is very low
probability of rain exceeding 5mm.
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Current resources working on the vegetation fire (day shift) are:
- 10 helicopters, two fixed wings plane, 3 drone team
- 18 vegetation crews, and 11 structure crews (151 personnel)
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- 15 heavy machines (excavators and dozers) + additional 2 added at 0800hrs
- 47 incident management staff.
To nights resources will be
- drone team
- 14 vegetation crews, and 11 structure crews (151 personnel)
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- 9 heavy machines (excavators and dozers) + additional 2 added at 0800hrs
- 4 structure crews
- 2 tanker crews
National Incident Management Team is in transition for handover, with shadowing through to
1500, whereby the new team will take control with a formal handover notification.
Wakefield re-entry was reassessed at 4pm today. Cordons were removed and people were
allowed in as of 5pm
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As at 1200hrs on 9 Feb, a large scrub/forest fire is currently burning, estimated to be over
2300ha with a perimeter of 25km extending primarily in the Pigeon Valley area and north
western boundary.
Saturday night (09.02.19), 9.4km of the fire perimeter was surveyed by the USAR and
Interpine Drone Teams. 1.9km is deemed to be contained (7.6% overall contained) and the
other 7.5km was showing thermal activity within 30m of the fire perimeter.
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Thursday afternoon (07.02.19), there was a breakout in an area where the fire retardant and
aerial suppression wasn’t effective in containing the fire. Fire spotting occurred in excess of
500m at times. Up until this morning, this breakout has burnt approximately 515ha of heavy
fuels (pine forest). The fire behaviour has been mainly internal, burning throughout Friday, but
extended late Sunday evening and throughout the night along an 800m section north of
Haytons Rd as the fire progressed upslope. This area has continued to cause concerns of
containment from late afternoon Saturday (09.02.19). Drone infrared operations will be used
throughout the night to capture intelligence that will assist ground operations.
Values at risk are life, livestock and property.
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Local crews and heavy machinery successfully protected nearby residential properties under
very challenging fire conditions on Thursday. The fire is backed up on several structures close
to the forest boundary on the south-east but is being protected by effective fire breaks which
were established Thursday night. Machinery fire control lines now extend around 90% of
sectors Zulu and Yankee.
Evacuation operations were conducted Friday across Wakefield, based on predicted rates of
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fire spread in the event another breakout occurs and a front is generated. This was jointly
decided upon between Police, Civil Defence and FENZ that evacuation of the Wakefield
residents, which incrementally commenced Friday afternoon. With the suppression effort, the
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arrival of the fire at the Evacuation trigger points was delayed, with the fire reaching this point
at 0030, Sat 9 Feb at night, when favourable wind and weather conditions helped slow further
progression.
A huge effort was invested in this area Saturday and continued Sunday, to allow this part of
the fire to progressively burn downhill to the riverflats. To date, we have been successful in
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extinguishing the fire as it comes out of the pine plantation into the scrub and grassland.
A telecommunications site on the end of Cooks Rd (near Wakefield) is at risk with northerly
wind. These towers have had fire retardant applied to assist in protecting them and firebreak
work continues to help with this. Two contingency mobile sites have been installed near
Wakefield so that the communications at Wakefield will be maintained in the event the
current site becomes damaged.
The fire that started on the 8 Feb at Atawhai Road, called Walters Bluff Fire, is now under
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and is being wrapped up. Overhead, helicopters and ground crew were assigned to this fire
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resources deployed were 5x helicopters, 4x urban and one rural appliance. Mopping-up
operations continue with two crew and a field observer on site. Extinguishment of this fire is
nearing completion with a monitoring crew assigned overnight.
Rabbit Island confirmed at 3ha 650m perimeter and no longer staffed, but fire observers are
monitoring. This will be flown for hotspots using infrared drones.
A controlled burning operation was carried out successfully 10/2/2019 on a section of the fire
perimeter in the Xray Division to bring the burnt edge of the fire out to the fire break. This tactic
is used to consume fuel which would be available to the fire if it started to run up slope due to
a strong wind behind it.
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Action taken Current resources for fire management currently working on the vegetation fire (days shift) are:
- 10 helicopters, two fixed wings plane, 1 drone team
- 18 vegetation crews, and 11 structure crews (151 personnel)
- 15 heavy machines (excavators and dozers) + additional 2 added at 0800hrs
- 47 incident management staff.
Helicopter resources continue targeting the breakout area on the southeast boundary
bordering Wakefield and heavy machinery has established control lines on 95% of the
boundary on sectors Zulu and Yankee. The fireline established was jumped at 0530hrs,
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and a secondary containment line is being constructed by fellerbunchers and heavy
machinery. Ground resources in this sector are also focused on the 800m fireline of
active fire intensity.
Felling machinery underway around the Eve’s Valley mill, removing Euc trees and on going
extinguishment of hot spots.
Machinery and fellerbunchers will continue felling larger trees, shifting logs and extending a
contingency control line to enhance the fire break in anticipation of the easterly wind, which
was forecasted for Sunday on the western fire boundary. Fall back lines on the western
boundary have had significant strengthening with work overnight and continuing today.
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Fire observers continued working throughout fire-grounds including providing helicopter
observation of areas which have potential for spotting.
Black-out work, machine fire breaking and hot spot targeting has continued on other parts of
the fire ground.
Thursday 7 Feb, we established a No-Fly Zone over the fire ground, this will be in place until
Monday 11, 5pm. The No-Fly zone is to 3000m and 3km from the red zone.
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Structure crews have been deployed to key areas around the fire and the Wakefield
township to provide additional support if needed.
During Sunday evening, three drone crews were deployed initially tasked with assessing
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properties and assets with a view to increasing the likelihood of their owners return. They
completed a full perimeter survey of Pigeon Valley Fire and Atawhai Rd Fire for hot spots to
provide direction to ground operations for Monday. They have also confirmed no change in
perimeter or area overnight.
Additional structure crews and appliances, plus vegetation crews and other resources to
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facilitate rotation of crews for fatigue management.
A fire observer has continued to monitor the Atawhai Road fire.
Dozer control lines have contained around 92% of the perimeter to a minimum width of 6m,
with greater than 10m. We now have a control line extending around the fire perimeter made
up of Dozer lines, roadway and river bed.
The plan for a controlled understorey burn on the Cuthill sector has been undertaken today. A
media release was timed to go out at the time of ignition.
During the late afternoon Saturday, there was a significant increase in fire activity in the Zulu Div
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near Cooks Rd which resulted in a growth of the fire perimeters. This “slop over” was under
control by dark Sunday. The area has been measured by drones overnight and amounts to 3ha.
8. Factors
Extreme fire conditions. Limited non reticulated water supply. Steep terrain. Highly
flammable complex dense vegetation with shrub understorey and ladders fuels throughout.
Winds will styed in the NE quarter today in the low to mind20s by afternoon
FENZ, Civil Defence and Police engaged positively with local iwi and tangata whenua Sunday
(10.02.19) with no concerns. Maori Liaison is now in place with the IMT.
Temperature and relative humidity is tracking as expected for today. Tonight, there is a
chance of drizzle or at least RH in the 90% area. There is a forecast wind change to SW
later tonight with winds shifting more west tomorrow.
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9. Predicted Incident Development
Weather forecasts are being updated every two hours, so we always have current information.
Tonight, fire activity should ease with lower temps and RH in the 90% (possible drizzle). Winds
are forecast to shift to the SW tonight and further to the west during tomorrow. Wind strengths
will be in the range of 15 – 20kph with gusts in the 30s. The shift to the west will bring dryer
condition for a time with temps in the higher 20s and RH in the 40s. Fire will likely increase in
behaviour during this time with observations today showing active flame with RH in the 50s and
Temps in the mid 20s.
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Through the week, the weather will be warm and dry with temperatures in the mid 20’s and
RH in the low 50’s later in the week. Over the next 14 days there is very low probability of
rain exceeding 5mm.
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Pigeon Valley
Date 11&12/2/2019
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Time 1900 – 0700
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3. Overall Incident Objectives
1. Ensure the safety of responders and public at all times during the incident
2. Minimise the impact on structures, infrastructure, assets and values during the incident
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3. Minimise impact on environment, culture and historic values during the incident
4. Ensure communication and information, liaison with stakeholders/ community/ public/
government bodies and affected parties is timely, meets standards and requirements at all
times during the incident
5. Report on costs on a daily basis by 1800
6. Return community to homes/normal life as soon as practicable
7. Investigate cause (including protect initial ignition site and evidence)
4. Strategies to meet objectives
1. Create a safety plan and safety briefing for all staff and contractors. Monitor fire behaviour
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and establish triggers and cordons for withdrawals and evacuation.
2. Use media, trusted community channels and stakeholders to establish communications and
engagements. Establish regular briefings and updates.
3. Identify critical infrastructure, assets and values. Structures have structure protection crews
and technical liaison where required. Water courses and dip sites identified with
environmental protection.
4. Cultural/Historical/environmental values identified on incident ground (Actual and
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projected)
5. Financial reporting established and continued
6. Create a recovery plan with community and stakeholders to assist post incident.
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Consider operation delivery to minimise impacts in support of the recovery plan.
5. Specific operational tasks for this shift to meet objectives
Crew blacking out to 30m in 10m increments
Patrol, and monitor all fire edges, focusing on prescribed burn in Zulu 1 and Eder and Cuthill roads
Protection of identified structures and assets including cell phone towers, dairy farms and
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structures in “Drones Rd”, Teapot Valley, Pigeon Valley and Mill.
Create and strengthen firebreaks – focusing on Heines and Foxes Rd. New breaks on Golf Rd
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Urban appliances tasked for structure protection Teapot Valley.
RPA/UAV/Drone hotspot and perimeter surveys.
Tree Felling around Mill
Initial Attack crew on standby
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ORGANISATION
ASSIGNMENT
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3. Incident Control
Radio Ch
Incident Controller
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Safety Officer
4. Agency Representative - Emergency contacts Phone Radio Ch
Lead Agency
FENZ
Agency
Police
Agency
Agency
CDEM
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Agency
CDEM Duty Phone
Agency
FENZ Urban Liason
5. Planning/Intell Section
- Emergency contacts Phone Radio Ch
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6. Logistics Section
- Emergency contacts Phone Radio Ch
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Phone Radio Ch
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Division Alpha Commander
Division Xray
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Division Yankee
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Division Zulu Commander
Division Atawhai Commander
Air Division – Drone
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DIVISION
Pigeon Valley
Date 11&12/2/2019
ASSIGNMENT
Time 1900 – 0700
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3. Division
4. Description
Xray
Division from Cut hill Johnsons Rd to CHH saw mill
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Affiliation
Phone
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Sector
Supervisor
Crews
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Puklowski 8px
Packer 4px
2x 4x4 Tankers NFL01 & Appleby
2x Urban Appliance 291, 213
3x Rural Appliance
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Feller Buncher
Thermal Imaging crew 2px
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Continue widening control line – felling machine
Patrol and monitor, blackening out cut hill Rd and fire perimeter
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Xray 1 – Cuthill/Johnsons Red intersection (new Div break) to 5423000/1603000
Xray 2 - 5423000/1603000 to intersection of Redwood Valley Rd and Red Stage lane
Xray 3 - Redwood Valley Rd and Red Stage lane to Yankee div break
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DIVISION
Pigeon Valley
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Time 1900 – 0700
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4. Description
Yankee
Bennets Road to CHH saw mill at Eves Valley
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Affiliation
Phone
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Sector
Supervisor
Crews
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5086 crew 4px
Puklowski 4px
Brightwater 5071 – Rural Appliance
4x4 Tankers NFL02
D8 Dozer
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Thermal image crew 2px
7. Division Assignment/Special Instructions
Patrolling and mopping up.
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Yankee 1 – South edge of mill to div break at Zulu
Yankee 2 – Xray div break to south edge of the mill
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Pigeon Valley
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Time 1900 – 0700
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4. Description
Atawhai
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Phone
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Sector
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Hira Smoke Chaser + 2px
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Monitor and assess hotspots
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DIVISION
Pigeon Valley
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Time 1900 – 0700
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3. Division
4. Description
Structure protection
Functional division across Pigeon Valley Incident
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Phone
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Sector
Supervisor
Crews
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Coordinate resources and response to meet requirements of the IAP work assignments as
requested from logistics
Any activities within geographical divisions must be under the direction and control of the
geographical division commander
Urban division also responsible for adequate rotation and replenishment of Urban crews
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Phone
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Operations Manager
Fire 1/Cellphone
Air Division Commander
Fire 4/Cellphone
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DIVISION
Pigeon Valley
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Time 1900 – 0700
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3. Division
4. Description
Initial Attack
Functional division across Pigeon Valley Incident
5. Division Commander
Affiliation
Phone
Radio Ch
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Sector
Supervisor
Crews
Radio Ch
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Be available at FCP for immediate response to any new breakout or urgent support
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Phone
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Operations Manager
Fire 1/Cellphone
Air Division Commander
Fire 4/Cellphone
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COMMUNICATIONS
Pigeon Valley
Date 11&12/2/2019
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Time 1900 – 0700
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3. Radio Channels
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Function
Channel
Frequency
System
Command
Waimea 1
152.55000 RX
154.33125 TX
Division Alpha
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Fire 1
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Operational
Fire 2
143.78750
Division Yankie
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Fire 3
140.92500
Division Xray
Operational
Fire 1
143.82500
Division Bravo
Operational
Fire 2
143.78750
Air Ops -Heli
Operational
Fire 4
140.61250
Air Ops – Fixed Wing
Operational
Fire 10
140.98750
Emergency
Waimea 1
152.55000 RX
154.33125 TX Information
Resources
Waimea 1
152.55000 RX
154.33125 TX
FireCom
FireCom
2 Hourly - Sitrep
OPSR2
Use mobile if difficult coms to FCP
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Cell phone
Fax
Comments
Emergency
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Regional Command
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Centre (RCC)
6. Other (e.g. email, Satphone, etc)
Resources
[email address]
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Logistics
[email address]
PIM
[email address]
Planning
[email address]
Forward Control Point (
[email address]
FCP)
Situation / GIS / Intel
[email address]
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Join Facebook site; Pigeon Valley Fire -
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groups/1924082991035550/
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SAFETY PLAN
Date 11&12/2/2019
Pigeon Valley
Time 1900 – 0700
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3. General Safety Points
Everyone is to be signed in and out of the fire ground through the Incident Control Point for both safety check and
payment records (Complete DTR’s).
Maintain regular situation reports especially kestrel observations (containing all relevant information) via line
supervisors.
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LACES
Fire Orders
Watchouts
1. conditions and forecasts
L - Lookout(s)
1. Fire size is unknown (no size up).
2. Know what your fire is doing at 2. Unfamiliar territory
A – Awareness
all times.
3. Safety zones and escape routes not identified.
– Anchor Point(s)
3. Base all actions on current and 4. Unfamiliar with weather and local factors
expected fire behaviour of the
influencing fire behaviour.
C – Communication(s)
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5. No communications link with crew members
E – Escape Route(s)
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or supervisor.
Identify
escape routes and
6. Instructions and assignments not clear.
S – Safety Zone(s)
safety zones and make them
known.
7. Weather is getting hotter, drier and relative
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humidity dropping
5.
Post lookouts when there is
8. Wind increases and/or changes direction.
possible danger.
9. Getting frequent spot fires across the line
6.
Stay alert. Keep calm, Think
10. Working uphill or down wind of a fire
clearly, act decisively.
11. Working on a steep slope
7. Maintain prompt
12. Working in rugged terrain
communication with your
13. Can’t see main fire
crew/s, your supervisor and
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adjoining crews.
15. Walking through hot ashes
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16. Working alone
Give clear instructions and
ensure they are understood.
17. Getting tired
18. Working near power lines
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Maintain control of your
19. Working near machinery
crew/s at all times.
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4. Specific Safety Points
All access points into fire are controlled. Only those authorized to enter and they must
receive a briefing and be logged including time and point of access
Public access managed by cordons
Weather fire behaviour monitored for changes and communicated to crews. Use kestrels to
gather weather data. Risk identified to crews.
All crews to have adequate food, water, PPE to manage fatigue and hydration.
Work rest periods enforced. Seek shade during rest period.
Ensure nine-hour rest periods before returning to fire ground.
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Crews to have identified emergency escape routes and emergency plan in the event of harm.
Meeting at pre-identified evacuation point once evacuated.
All workers to ensure they are competent for the tasks and risks given.
Air and ground crews to be isolated from risk areas during operations.
Potential methane flares (Division Yankee) from Eves Valley Landfill. Avoid if possible.
Avoid skid sites where stability of surface cannot be assured.
Particular care in smoke, work in smoke and traveling in smoke.
Ensure operational separation from Air-ops at forward command post
Follow carpark signage at Forward command post
Report all incidents and near misses to safety officer.
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Be sun smart, use hats and cover completely.
Drive carefully in the vicinity of the Brightwater community
Ensure under garments are flame resistant
Forestry tracks & road speed 20 km/hr. Use beacons/ lights etc. Not response speed!
Seat belts must be worn at all times
Big trees with root plates compromised
Ensure safe distance from felling machines (2 tree lengths ~ 80m minimum)
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Breakfast @ 0600-0800, Lunch @ 1100 – 1300, Dinner 1800 – 2000
Fatigue campaign fire
Dangerous tree assessors – Ensure all crew members are competent and equipped for task
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(including PPE).
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Pigeon Valley
Date 11&12/2/2019
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Time 1900 – 0700
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3. First Aid Station
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Paramedics
Name
Location
Channel
available at Station
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1 Certified
Nelson 91 Ambulance
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Waimea 1
1 Paramedic and 1 EMT
command post
4. Transportation
Address
Phone/Radio
Paramedics
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Ambulance Service
Channel
available with Ambulance
Ambulance St Johns
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Travel Time Burn
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Hospital Name
Address
Phone
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Date/Time 11/2/19 1900hrs
8. Reviewed by Safety Advisor:
Date/Time 11/19 1900hrs
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Public Information Management Plan
Overview of PIM response
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The NIMT PIM team is working to support the Nelson Tasman Civil Defence PIM team. It is essential
that the information coming in from the fire ground (with regards to FENZ operations) is collated by
the NIMT Situation Unit and shared to the Civil Defence IMT - this is done through the PIM teams
working collaboratively and assists in timely, accurate and relevant information to all stakeholders
involved.
The overall PIM team is increasing personnel numbers.
NIMT PIM team – for Monday 11th February
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PIM FENZ Manager –
PIM Liaison –
Media Officer –
PIM Support –
Social Media Manager, Community Liaison, Evac/Alerts – Civil Defence
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PIM Team roster is available from NIMT Logistics Manager.
PIM meetings:
Ops Briefing
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Media Briefing #1
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Planning Meeting #1 0900hrs
Tactics Meeting
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Media Briefing #2
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Key Messages:
Attn Cordons: Media should only be allowed access to cordoned areas and restricted sites
if
approved and accompanied by a member of the PIM Team. Please be diligent with allowing
people through.
Evacuations are still in place, for more information, go to
www.nelsontasmancivildefence.co.nz
Evacuated residents should check in at the Civil Defence Welfare Centre located at the Saxton
Field Stadium or call the Civil Defence Welfare helpline - 03 543 8400
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Fire safety messages are: Stay away from the area and follow authorities’ instructions. Also
help protect your property by creating a ‘defensible zone’ – Use compost, mulch and remove
any section or yard waste materials. Total fire ban and machinery ban still in place.
Donated items should be sealed, long-life foods and drink, drop off at Nelson Tasman District
Council Office.
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Date 12/2/2019
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3. Location
4. Vegetation
5. World Grid Scale 84.
Pigeon Rd, Eves Valley, Tasman
Forest/Scrub/Grass/Slash/
41°22'32.51"S
Other:
173° 1'31.81"E
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Drone crews were deployed overnight Monday 11th.
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On night of Sunday 10th drone crew found a significant quantity of hotspots in Yankee sector. These
hotspots are in the gully to the west of the Carter Holt Harvey Mill off Eves Valley Road. The drone crews
also identified a large number of hotspots in Xray sector, particularly around X2, near the fire perimeter and
in Alpha sector.
Yesterdays (11/2/2018) shift focused on strengthening control lines and with crews extinguishing hotspots
identified on Sunday evening with the three drone crews. A flare up opposite Shirtcliff in Alpha Sector has
helicopters working on it. Dangerous tree assessments are underway with initial priority on trees around
structures. Heavy machinery is beginning to be demoblised in Zulu sector. Crew not involved in fire
suppression and response augmentation roles have been actively seeking involvement in community
engagement and reassurance roles. This interaction with the communities has been well received. Ten
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helicopters with two aerial platforms have been working on the fire ground today.
Temperatures over the fire ground this afternoon have been in the low to mid 20’s, with a relative humidity
hovering around 50% and now starting to increase. Winds have been from the NNE with the wind in the low
teens, gusting in the high teens.
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A new National Incident Management Team has formally taken over the fire at 1500hrs.
Wakefield re-entry was permitted from 1600 11/2/2018
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Evacuation operations were conducted Friday across Wakefield, based on
predicted rates of fire spread in the event another breakout occurs and a
front is generated. This was jointly decided upon between Police, Civil
Defence and FENZ that evacuation of the Wakefield residents, which
incrementally commenced Friday afternoon. With the suppression effort,
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the arrival of the fire at the Evacuation trigger points was delayed, with
the fire reaching this point at 0030, Sat 9 Feb at night, when favourable
wind and weather conditions helped slow further progression.
A huge effort was invested in this area Saturday and continued Sunday, to
allow this part of the fire to progressively burn downhill to the riverflats.
To date, we have been successful in extinguishing the fire as it comes out
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A huge effort was invested in this area Saturday and continued Sunday, to allow this part of
the fire to progressively burn downhill to the riverflats. To date, we have been successful in
extinguishing the fire as it comes out of the pine plantation into the scrub and grassland.
A telecommunications site on the end of Cooks Rd (near Wakefield) is at risk with northerly
wind. These towers have had fire retardant applied to assist in protecting them and firebreak
work continues to help with this. Two contingency mobile sites have been installed near
Wakefield so that the communications at Wakefield will be maintained in the event the
current site becomes damaged.
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The fire that started on the 8 Feb at Atawhai Road, called Walters Bluff Fire, is now under control
and is being wrapped up. Overhead, helicopters and ground crew were assigned to this fire and
resources deployed were 5x helicopters, 4x urban and one rural appliance. Mopping-up
operations continue with two crew and a field observer on site. Extinguishment of this fire is
nearing completion with a monitoring crew assigned overnight.
Rabbit Island confirmed at 3ha 650m perimeter and no longer staffed, but fire observers are
monitoring. This will be flown for hotspots using infrared drones.
A controlled burning operation was carried out successfully Sunday 10th on a section of the fire
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perimeter in the Xray Division to bring the burnt edge of the fire out to the fire break. This tactic
is used to consume fuel which would be available to the fire if it started to run up slope due to
a strong wind behind it.
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Action taken Current resources for fire management currently working on the vegetation fire (days shift) are:
- 10 helicopters and 1 drone team
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- 18 vegetation crews, and 11 structure crews (151 personnel)
- 15 heavy machines (excavators and dozers) + additional 2 added at 0800hrs
- 47 incident management staff.
Helicopter resources are continuing to target the breakout area on the southeast boundary
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bordering Wakefield and heavy machinery has established control lines on 95% of the
boundary on sectors Zulu and Yankee. The fireline established was jumped at 0530hrs, and a
secondary containment line is being constructed by fellerbunchers and heavy machinery.
Ground resources in this sector are also focused on the 800m fireline of active fire intensity.
Felling machinery underway around the Eve’s Valley mill, removing Euc trees and on going
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extinguishment of hot spots.
Machinery and fellerbunchers will continue felling larger trees, shifting logs and extending a
contingency control line to enhance the fire break in anticipation of the easterly wind, which was
forecasted for Sunday on the western fire boundary. Fall back lines on the western boundary have
had significant strengthening with work overnight and continuing today.
Fire observers continued working throughout fire-grounds including providing helicopter
observation of areas which have potential for spotting.
Black-out work, machine fire breaking and hot spot targeting has continued on other parts of the
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fire ground.
Thursday 7 Feb, we established a No-Fly Zone over the fire ground, this will be in place until
Monday 11, 5pm. The No-Fly zone is to 3000m and 3km from the red zone.
Structure crews have been deployed to key areas around the fire and the Wakefield township to
provide additional support if needed.
During Sunday evening, three drone crews were deployed initially tasked with assessing properties
and assets with a view to increasing the likelihood of their owners return. They completed a full
perimeter survey of Pigeon Valley Fire and Atawhai Rd Fire for hot spots to provide direction to
ground operations for Monday. They have also confirmed no change in perimeter or area
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Additional structure crews and appliances, plus vegetation crews and other resources to
facilitate rotation of crews for fatigue management.
A fire observer has continued to monitor the Atawhai Road fire.
Dozer control lines have contained around 98% of the perimeter to a minimum width of 6m, with
greater than 10m. We now have a control line extending around the fire perimeter made up of Dozer
lines, roadway and river bed.
The plan for a controlled understorey burn on the Cuthill sector has been undertaken today. A media
release was timed to go out at the time of ignition.
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During the late afternoon Saturday, there was a significant increase in fire activity in the Zulu Div near
Cooks Rd which resulted in a growth of the fire perimeters. This “slop over” was under control by dark
Sunday. The area has been measured by drones overnight and amounts to 3ha.
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Extreme fire conditions. Limited non reticulated water supply. Steep terrain. Highly flammable
complex dense vegetation with shrub understorey and ladders fuels throughout. Winds will styed in
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the NE quarter today in the low to mind20s by afternoon
FENZ, Civil Defence and Police engaged positively with local iwi and tangata whenua Sunday
(10.02.19) with no concerns. Maori Liaison is now in place with the IMT.
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Temperature and relative humidity is tracking as expected for today. Tonight, there is a chance of
drizzle or at least RH in the 90% area. There is a forecast wind change to SW later tonight with
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Weather forecasts are being updated every two hours, so we always have current information.
Overnight fire activity would have eased with lower temps and RH in the 90% (possible drizzle). Winds
are forecast to be SW today shifting further to the west during the day. Wind strengths will be in the
range of 15 – 20kph with gusts in the 30s. The shift to the west will bring dryer conditions for a time
with temps in the higher 20s and RH in the 40s. Fire behaviour will likely increase during this time with
observations yesterday showing active flame when RH was in the 50s and temps were in the mid-20s.
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SW through W winds today will put pressure on the E through NE sections of the fire perimeter,
especially as the day warms up and gets dryer. The forecast increased windspeed during the afternoon
will further heighten the pressure at these locations. With the warmer, dryer conditions it is likely that
sub-surface hot spots will surface and show flame.
Through the week, the weather will be warm and dry with temperatures in the mid 20’s and RH in
the low 50’s later in the week. Over the next 14 days there is very low probability of rain exceeding
5mm.
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Pigeon Valley
Date 12/2/2019
OBJECTIVES
Time 0700 - 1900
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3. Overall Incident Objectives
1. Ensure the safety of responders and public at all times during the incident
2. Minimise the impact on structures, infrastructure, assets and values during the incident
3. Minimise impact on environment, culture and historic values during the incident
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4. Ensure communication and information, liaison with stakeholders/ community/ public/
government bodies and affected parties is timely, meets standards and requirements at
all times during the incident
5. Report on costs on a daily basis by 1800
6. Return community to homes/normal life as soon as practicable
7. Investigate cause (including protect initial ignition site and evidence)
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4. Strategies to meet objectives
1. Create a safety plan and safety briefing for all staff and contractors. Monitor fire
behaviour and establish triggers and cordons for withdrawals and evacuation.
2. Use media, trusted community channels and stakeholders to establish communications
and engagements. Establish regular briefings and updates.
3. Identify critical infrastructure, assets and values. Structures have structure protection
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crews and technical liaison where required. Water courses and dip sites identified with
environmental protection.
4. Cultural/Historical/environmental values identified on incident ground (Actual and
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projected)
5. Financial reporting established and continued
6. Create a recovery plan with community and stakeholders to assist post incident.
Consider operation delivery to minimise impacts in support of the recovery plan.
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Crew blacking out to 30m in 10m increments
Patrol, and monitor all fire edges, focusing on prescribed burn in Zulu 1 and Eder and
Cuthill roads
Urban appliances tasked for protection of identified structures and assets including cell
phone towers, dairy farms and structures in Drones Rd, Teapot Valley, Pigeon Valley
and Mill.
Heavy Machinery to create and strengthen firebreaks – focusing on Heine’s and Foxes
Rd. New breaks on Golf Rd linkages
Tree Felling around Mill safe to do so
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Initial Attack crew on standby from FOP
Aircraft to support ground operations
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Fire investigation
6. Logistics Section
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Logistics Manager
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Supply Unit (24 hr) Duty Phones
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Catering Unit Duty Phones
Facilities Unit Duty Phones
Finance Unit
Communications Unit
Medical Unit
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Phone Radio Ch
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Deputy Ops Manager
Ops planning Manager
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Division Xray
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Division Zulu
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Division Atawhai
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Pigeon Valley
Date 12/2/2019
ASSIGNMENT
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3. Division
4. Description
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Affiliation
Phone
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Sector
Supervisor
Crews
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Nelson 212 4px
Nelson 213 4px
Trag012 4px
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1 executive officers
Newlands 291 4px
Wainuiomata 441 4px
Richmond 331 4x
Auckland 1
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Coordinate urban requirements into divisions
Urban resources deployed into divisions are to work under direction of Div sup
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4. Description
PROPERTY
Functional division across Pigeon Valley Incident
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Sector
Supervisor
Crews
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FENZ Liaison
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1. The property assessments are being planned and completed to ensure the safety of
responders and residents during visitation and reoccupation. Fire danger risk assessments
will be completed for each property, surrounding area and access routes. The risk
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assessments will include work on danger trees, condition of surrounding flammable fuels
and built structures. These will be reviewed in relation to incident statues and predicted
weather.
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2. The assessments will include staff from Civil defence, FENZ and specialist contractors as
required.
3. Liaison communications will be maintained with division commanders at all times when on
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Phone
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Operations Manager
Fire 1/Cellphone
Air Division Commander
Fire 4/Cellphone
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3. Personnel and Communications
Position
Name
Affiliation
Phone
Radio Chan
Air Div Commander
Air Attack Supervisor
Fire 4
Air Support Supervisor
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Lead Helicopter Pilot
Lead Fixed-Wing Pilot
5. Location of Filling Points/Service Areas
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Grid Reference
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Heli base
-41.31777, 137.10987
Fixed wing
41 22 39.9 S 173 05 04.6 E
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7. Air Operations Special Equip or Service
Retardent filling crew (Fixed Wing) -
Bryant Earthworks -
2x dip trucks
1x dip truck and trailer
5x support tankers
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Date 12/2/2019
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Time 0700 - 1900
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3. Radio Channels
Assigned To
Function
Channel
Frequency
System
Command
Waimea 1
152.55000 RX
154.33125 TX
Division Alpha
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Fire 1
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Operational
Fire 2
143.78750
Division Yankee
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140.92500
Division Xray
Operational
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143.82500
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Fire 4
140.61250
Air Ops – Fixed Wing
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Fire 10
140.98750
Emergency
Waimea 1
152.55000 RX
154.33125 TX Information
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Waimea 1
152.55000 RX
154.33125 TX
FireCom
FireCom
2 Hourly - Sitrep
OPSR2
Use mobile if difficult coms to FCP
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Landline
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6. Other (e.g. email, Satphone, etc)
Resources
[email address]
Safety
[email address]
Logistics
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PIM
[email address]
Planning
[email address]
Forward Control Point (
[email address]
FCP)
Situation / GIS / Intel
[email address]
Operations
[email address]
Photos and imagery
Join Facebook site; Pigeon Valley Fire -
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SAFETY PLAN
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Date 12/2/2019
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3. General Safety Points
Everyone is to be signed in and out of the fire ground through the Incident Control Point for both safety check and
payment records (Complete DTR’s).
Maintain regular situation reports especially kestrel observations (containing all relevant information) via line
supervisors.
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LACES
Fire Orders
Watchouts
1. conditions and forecasts
L - Lookout(s)
1. Fire size is unknown (no size up).
2. Know what your fire is doing at 2. Unfamiliar territory
A – Awareness
all times.
3. Safety zones and escape routes not identified.
– Anchor Point(s)
3. Base all actions on current and 4. Unfamiliar with weather and local factors
expected fire behaviour of the
influencing fire behaviour.
C – Communication(s)
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5. No communications link with crew members
E – Escape Route(s)
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or supervisor.
Identify
escape routes and
6. Instructions and assignments not clear.
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safety zones and make them
known.
7. Weather is getting hotter, drier and relative
humidity dropping
5.
Post lookouts when there is
8. Wind increases and/or changes direction.
possible danger.
9. Getting frequent spot fires across the line
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Stay alert. Keep calm, Think
10. Working uphill or down wind of a fire
clearly, act decisively.
11. Working on a steep slope
7. Maintain prompt
12. Working in rugged terrain
communication with your
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14. In unburnt vegetation
adjoining crews.
15. Walking through hot ashes
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16. Working alone
Give clear instructions and
ensure they are understood.
17. Getting tired
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9. Maintain control of your
19. Working near machinery
crew/s at all times.
20. Working with aircraft
10. Fight fire aggressively having 21. Working around trees or spars
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4. Specific Safety Points
All access points into fire are controlled. Only those authorized to enter and they must
receive a briefing and be logged including time and point of access
Public access managed by cordons
Weather fire behaviour monitored for changes and communicated to crews. Use kestrels to
gather weather data. Risk identified to crews.
All crews to have adequate food, water, PPE to manage fatigue and hydration.
Work rest periods enforced. Seek shade during rest period.
Ensure nine-hour rest periods before returning to fire ground.
Crews to have identified emergency escape routes and emergency plan in the event of harm.
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Meeting at pre-identified evacuation point once evacuated.
All workers to ensure they are competent for the tasks and risks given.
Air and ground crews to be isolated from risk areas during operations.
Potential methane flares (Division Yankee) from Eves Valley Landfill. Avoid if possible.
Avoid skid sites where stability of surface cannot be assured.
Particular care in smoke, work in smoke and traveling in smoke.
Ensure operational separation from Air-ops at forward command post
Follow carpark signage at Forward command post
Report all incidents and near misses to safety officer.
Be sun smart, use hats and cover completely.
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Drive carefully in the vicinity of the Brightwater community
Ensure under garments are flame resistant
Forestry tracks & road speed 20 km/hr. Use beacons/ lights etc. Not response speed!
Seat belts must be worn at all times
Big trees with root plates compromised
Ensure safe distance from felling machines (2 tree lengths ~ 80m minimum)
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Breakfast @ 0600-0800, Lunch @ 1100 – 1300, Dinner 1800 – 2000
Fatigue campaign fire
Dangerous tree assessors – Ensure all crew members are competent and equipped for task
(including PPE).
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Date 12/2/2019
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3. First Aid Station
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Paramedics
Name
Location
Channel
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Each crew
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1 Certified
Nelson 91 Ambulance
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Waimea 1
1 Paramedic and 1 EMT
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Address
Phone/Radio
Paramedics
Ambulance Service
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Ambulance St Johns
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Waimea Rd.
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St John will transport patients to whichever health facility is appropriate
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Pigeon Valley
Date 12/2/2019
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Time 0700 - 1900
3. Download Avenza Maps app on iOS and Android, Scan the Following Codes to Access Digital Maps you can
navigate with. These codes generally do no change, therefore to get tomorrow’s map you can scan the old
map code. Present a smartphone camera to see these codes or scan using QR code reader app.
QR CODES FOR MAP DOWNLOAD
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3. Location
4. Vegetation
5. World Grid Scale 84.
Pigeon Rd, Eves Valley, Tasman
Forest/Scrub/Grass/Slash/
41°22'32.51"S
Other:
173° 1'31.81"E
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Latest information as at
1400 12/2/2019:
A firefighter has been transported to hospital by St John Ambulance with dehydration. St John
Ambulance have advised that firefighters should be drinking electrolyte drinks rather than energy
drinks. The Safety Advisor has notified crews to drink electrolyte drinks.
A new National Incident Management Team formally took over the fire at 1500hrs on 11th of
February.
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Re-entry for residents in the Wakefield area was approved yesterday (Monday 11/02/2019) by Civil
Defence Emergency Management and facilitation of Wakefield residents back into their property has
been undertaken by Police and NZDF.
Four drone teams were deployed onto the fire ground last night. The entire perimeter of Pigeon
Valley Fire and Atawhai Fire were surveyed. A large quantity of hotspots were identified in Sector X-
Ray and Yankee. A smaller number of hotspots have been located in Sector Alpha and Zulu.
As the cloud cover has decreased over the past week, we have managed to get more accurate
measurements of the fire ground due to digitally enhanced satellite images. This means that the
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latest data shows the Pigeon valley Fire is about 2,400 ha, with a perimeter of 33.5 km. This latest
data shows that although the fire perimeter is larger than initially estimated, there is a small
decrease in overall hectares burnt. (Note: Fire edge is now more defined and maps have been
updated to reflect this.) Please note, that as we work to get more accurate images and data that this
information will be subject to change.
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The fire that started on the 8 Feb at Atawhai Road, called Walters Bluff Fire, is now under control.
However, a number of hotspots have been identified overnight.
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Note : State of emergency extended to 20th Feb.
Division X-Ray - Working on known hotspots, and cold trailing around the properties.
Division Yankee – Dangerous tree assessments are continuing in this area by assessors. Crews
continuing to work multiple hotspots within the Division.
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Division Alpha – Crews are continuing to blackout and extinguish hotspots.
Division Zulu - Crews are continuing to blackout and extinguish hotspots.
Atawhai Fire – Crews are extinguishing hotspots that were identified on Monday night (12/02/2019).
Dangerous trees are being identified and marked with flagging tape and GPS location marked. These
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dangerous trees have been passed on to Operations for actioning.
Rabbit Island confirmed at 3ha 650m perimeter and no longer staffed, but fire observers are
monitoring. This will be flown for hotspots using infrared drones.
Tuesday 12 Feb - 0700-01900 day resourcing will be:
16 four person and one 5 person vegetation crews.
9 Smoke chasers
4 4x4 Tankers
6 Bulk water tanker
8 Rural appliances
8 Excavators
5 Dozers
1 Feller buncher
4 Division Supervisors
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9 Helicopters
3 Drone Crews
Tuesday 12 Feb - 1900-0700 - night resources will be:
8 crews four person crews
3 smoke chasers
4 4*4 Tankers
3 bulk water tankers
9 rural appliances
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2 Dozers
2 feller buncher’s
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As at 0800hrs on 12 Feb, a large scrub/forest fire is currently burning, estimated to be over 2400ha with
a perimeter of 33.5km extending primarily in the Pigeon Valley area and north western boundary.
Values at risk are life, livestock and property.
Local crews and heavy machinery successfully protected nearby residential properties under very
challenging fire conditions on Thursday. The fire is backed up on several structures close to the forest
boundary on the south-east but is being protected by effective fire breaks which were established
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Thursday night. Machinery fire control lines now extend around 90% of sectors Zulu and Yankee.
Evacuation operations were conducted Friday across Wakefield, based on predicted rates of fire spread
in the event another breakout occurs and a front is generated. This was jointly decided upon between
Police, Civil Defence and FENZ that evacuation of the Wakefield residents, which incrementally
commenced Friday afternoon. With the suppression effort, the arrival of the fire at the Evacuation
trigger points was delayed, with the fire reaching this point at 0030, Sat 9 Feb at night, when favourable
wind and weather conditions helped slow further progression.
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A huge effort was invested in this area Saturday and Sunday, to allow this part of the fire to
progressively burn downhill to the riverflats. To date, we have been successful in extinguishing the fire
as it comes out of the pine plantation into the scrub and grassland.
A telecommunications site on the end of Cooks Rd (near Wakefield) is at risk with northerly wind.
These towers have had fire retardant applied to assist in protecting them and firebreak work continues
to help with this. Two contingency mobile sites have been installed near Wakefield so that the
Official
communications at Wakefield will be maintained in the event the current site becomes damaged.
The fire that started on the 8 Feb at Atawhai Road, called Walters Bluff Fire, is now under control
the
operations continue with two crew and a field observer on site. Extinguishment of this fire is
nearing completion with a monitoring crew assigned overnight.
A controlled burning operation was carried out successfully on Sunday on a section of the fire
perimeter in the Xray Division to bring the burnt edge of the fire out to the fire break. This tactic
under
is used to consume fuel which would be available to the fire if it started to run up slope due to
a strong wind behind it.
Released
7.
Action taken Machinery and feller/bunchers will continue felling larger trees, shifting logs and extending a
contingency control line to enhance the fire break in anticipation of the easterly wind, which was
forecasted for Sunday on the western fire boundary. Fall back lines on the western boundary have
had significant strengthening with work overnight and continuing today.
Fire observers continued working throughout fire-grounds including providing helicopter
observation of areas which have potential for spotting.
Black-out work, machine fire breaking and hot spot targeting has continued on other parts of the
fire ground.
Act
Thursday 7 Feb, we established a restricted air space over the fire ground and it has been
extended out to Sat 16th 5pm. The No-Fly zone is to 3000m and 3km from the red zone.
Structure crews have been deployed to key areas around the fire and the Wakefield township to
provide additional support if needed.
Additional structure crews and appliances, plus vegetation crews and other resources to
facilitate rotation of crews for fatigue management.
Dozer control lines have contained around 92% of the perimeter to a minimum width of 6m, with
greater than 10m. We now have a control line extending around the fire perimeter made up of Dozer
lines, roadway and river bed.
Information
2 crews currently observing the fire in the field. 3 crews from tomorrow will be observing and verifying
hot spots in the field.
Look to increase crew resources for blacking out operations. 10 m 1st then work through to 20 and 30
8. Factors
Official
Extreme fire conditions. Limited non reticulated water supply. Steep terrain. Highly flammable
complex dense vegetation with shrub understorey and ladders fuels throughout. Winds will be in
southwest through to west
the
FENZ, Civil Defence and Police engaged positively with local iwi and tangata whenua Sunday
(10.02.19) with no concerns. Maori Liaison is now in place with the IMT.
Temperature and relative humidity is tracking as expected for today with 1.4mm of rain recorded
overnight at Nelson.
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Released
9. Predicted Incident Development
Weather forecast 12th Feb for Pigeon valley
Forecast for Pigeon Valley area
Updated forecast for the Pigeon Valley area. 12:30
11 am – 6 pm Tuesday
Rainfall: None expected.
Sustained wind: WSW becoming WNW by 2:00 pm and increasing to 10-15 km/h. Increasing further to
15-20 km/h after 6:00 pm.
Act
Wind gusts: From 12:00-4:00 pm gusts of up to 40-45 km/h are expected. From 4:00 pm onward there
is a risk of gusts up to around 50 km/h. Higher gusts of up to 55 km/h are possible over the highest
terrain in the fire area.
Temperature: Currently 20°C, increasing to a maximum near 25°C at 4:00 pm.
Humidity: Near 65% currently, decreasing to an afternoon minimum of 45-50%.
Winds are forecast to be SW today shifting further to WNW during the day. Wind strengths will be in
the range of 15 – 20kph with gusts in the 30s. The shift to the west will bring dryer conditions for a
time with temps in the higher 20s and RH in the 40s. Fire behaviour will likely increase during this time
with observations yesterday showing active flame when RH was in the 50s and temps were in the mid-
20s.
Information
The forecast increased windspeed during the afternoon will further heighten the danger of unstable
trees caused by root plates being burnt.
Wednesday (13th): Sunny and warm. High temps mid-20s. Lowest RH in the 40s. Southwest wind 20
km/h gusts 30 km/h through to about midday. Changes northeast 15 km/h around midday, rises to 25
km/h gusting 35 km/h afternoon hours. Winds become light easterly in evening. No rain.
Official
Thursday (14th): Southwest wind 10 km/h early hours, then northeast wind kicks in around 10:30 am
(around 15 km/h), rises to 25 km/h gusts 35 km/h for afternoon hours. Winds ease off again evening.
the
Top temps mid-20s, and lowest RH about 50%. No rain.
10. Prepared by:
Date/Time:
Authorised by
(Incident Controller)
1400hrs 12th Feb 2019
under
Released
Act
Information
Official
the
under
Released
1. Incident Name
2. Operational Period
INCIDENT
Pigeon Valley
Date 12&13/2/2019
OBJECTIVES
Time 1900 – 0700
RF202
3. Overall Incident Objectives
1. Ensure the safety of responders and public at all times during the incident
2. Minimise the impact on structures, infrastructure, assets and values during the incident
Act
3. Minimise impact on environment, culture and historic values during the incident
4. Ensure communication and information, liaison with stakeholders/ community/ public/
government bodies and affected parties is timely, meets standards and requirements at all
times during the incident
5. Report on costs on a daily basis by 1800
6. Return community to homes/normal life as soon as practicable
4. Strategies to meet objectives
1. Create a safety plan and safety briefing for all staff and contractors. Monitor fire behaviour
Information
and establish triggers and cordons for withdrawals and evacuation.
2. Use media, trusted community channels and stakeholders to establish communications and
engagements. Establish regular briefings and updates.
3. Identify critical infrastructure, assets and values. Structures have structure protection crews
and technical liaison where required. Water courses and dip sites identified with
environmental protection.
4. Cultural/Historical/environmental values identified on incident ground (Actual and
Official
projected)
5. Financial reporting established and continued
6. Create a recovery plan with community and stakeholders to assist post incident.
the
Consider operation delivery to minimise impacts in support of the recovery plan.
5. Specific operational tasks for this shift to meet objectives
Crew blacking out to 30m in 10m increments
Patrol, and monitor all fire edges, focusing on prescribed burn in Zulu 1 and Eder and Cuthill roads
Protection of identified structures and assets including cell phone towers, dairy farms and
under
structures in Drons Rd, Teapot Valley, Pigeon Valley and Mill.
Create and strengthen firebreaks – focusing on Heines and Foxes Rd. New breaks on Golf Rd
linkages
RPA/UAV/Drone hotspot and perimeter surveys in Pigeon, Atawhai and Rabbit Island if time
allows
5. Prepared by:
Date/Time: 12/2/19 1400hrs
Released
1. Incident Name
2. Operational Period
ORGANISATION
ASSIGNMENT
Date 12&13/2/2019
RF203
Time 1900 – 0700
3. Incident Control
Last Date on Fire
Incident Controller
(NIMT)
18/2/19
(Emergency)
Deputy IC
18/2/19
Act
Safety Officer
(NIMT) (Emergency)
18/2/19
4. Agency Representative - Emergency contacts Phone Last Date on Fire
Lead Agency
FENZ
Agency
Police
15/2/19
Agency
CDEM
17/2/19
Agency
CDEM Duty Phone
Agency
FENZ Urban Liason
Information
5. Planning/Intell Section
- Emergency contacts Phone Last Date on Fire
Planning/Intell Manager
18/2/19
Situations Unit
18/2/19
Resources Unit
13/2/19
Official
6. Logistics Section
- Emergency contacts Phone Last Date on Fire
Logistics Manager
(NIMT)
20/2/19
the
7. Operations Section
Phone Last Date on Fire
Operations Manager
Deputy Operations Manager
Division Alpha Commander
under
Division Xray
Commander
Division Yankee
Commander
Division Zulu Commander
16/2/19
Division Atawhai Commander
Air Division – Drone
Released
Air Division Commander
8. Prepared by:
Date/Time: 12/2/19 1800hrs
10. INCIDENT CONTROL STRUCTURE
Act
Information
Official
the
under
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Act
Information
Official
the
under
Released
1. Incident Name
2. Operational Period
DIVISION
Pigeon Valley
Date 12&13/2/2019
ASSIGNMENT
Time 1900 – 0700
RF204a
3. Division
4. Description
Xray
Division from Cut hill Johnsons Rd to CHH saw mill
5. Division Commander
Affiliation
Phone
Radio Ch
Act
6. Resources Assigned this Period
Sector
Supervisor
Crews
Last Date on Fire
Buck Forestry 4px
NFM3 4px
2x 4x4 Tankers NFL01, NFL02
5475 Rural Appliance
Information
Appleby Tanker
Brightwater 5071 – Rural
Appliance
RD JD850 Dozer
Feller Buncher
Official
Thermal Imaging crew 2px
7. Division Assignment/Special Instructions
the
Xray 1
-Continue widening containment line – felling machine
-Patrol and protect structures. Keep mobile resources for immediate response. Hotspotting as per
map.
-blackout to 30m from Alpha2/Xray1 boundary towards Red Stag Lane
under
Xray 2&3 blackout to 30m Red Stag Lane to Yankee 2 Boundary
Xray 1 – Cuthill/Johnsons Red intersection (new Div break) to 5423000/1603000
Xray 2 - 5423000/1603000 to intersection of Redwood Valley Rd and Red Stage lane
Xray 3 - Redwood Valley Rd and Red Stage lane to Yankee div break
8. Division Communications
Phone
Radio Ch
Operations Manager
Released
11. Prepared By:
Date/Time 12/2/19 1700hrs
1. Incident Name
2. Operational Period
DIVISION
Pigeon Valley
Date 12&13/2/2019
ASSIGNMENT
Time 1900 – 0700
RF204a
3. Division
4. Description
Yankee
Bennets Road to CHH saw mill at Eves Valley
5. Division Commander
Affiliation
Phone
Radio Ch
FENZ Urban Exec Officier
Act
6. Resources Assigned this Period
Sector
Supervisor
Crews
Last Date on Fire
Mt Lyford 4wd Appliance
Excavator
Dozer
Feller buncher
Information
Thermal image crew 2px
7. Division Assignment/Special Instructions
Patrol and protect structures. Keep mobile resources for immediate response. Hotspotting as per map.
Concentrate on clearing hotspots on Eder rd as per hotspot map (2x Crews)
Blackout to 10m perimeter from Xray/Yankee boundary heading south towards Yankee/Zulu2
boundary
Official
Yankee 1 – South edge of mill to div break at Zulu
Yankee 2 – Xray div break to south edge of the mill
8. Division Communications
Phone
Radio Ch
the
Operations Manager
12. Prepared By:
Date/Time 12/2/19 1700hrs
under
Released
Act
Information
Official
the
under
Released
1. Incident Name
2. Operational Period
DIVISION
Pigeon Valley
Date 12&13/2/2019
ASSIGNMENT
Time 1900 – 0700
RF204a
3. Division
4. Description
Atawhai
Act
5. Division Commander
Affiliation
Phone
Radio Ch
6. Resources Assigned this Period
Sector
Supervisor
Crews
Last Date on Fire
Night
None
Information
Official
7. Division Assignment/Special Instructions
Continue mopping up identified hotspots as per hotspot map.
the
8. Division Communications
Phone
Radio Ch
Operations Manager
under
14. Prepared By:
Date/Time 12/2/19 1700hrs
Released
1. Incident Name
2. Operational Period
DIVISION
Pigeon Valley
Date 12&13/2/2019
ASSIGNMENT
Time 1900 – 0700
RF204a
3. Division
4. Description
Structure protection
5. Division Commander
Affiliation
Phone
Radio Ch
Act
6. Resources Assigned this Period
Sector
Supervisor
Crews
Last Date on Fire
Executive Officer
Nelson 212 4px
Nelson 213 4px
Newlands 291 4px
Information
Wainuiomata 441 4px
7. Division Assignment/Special Instructions
The Structure protection appliances will be manned by 2x 12hrs shift crews which FENZ is
rotating and managing fatigue levels for
The above structure protection crews will be assigned to Divisions by the Operations
Manager on a shift basis.
They will report to the Division Commander.
Official
They are “on-call” for structure protection incidents at or in the vicinity of the Pigeon Valley
Fire.
the
under
8. Division Communications
Phone
Radio Ch
Operations Manager
Fire 1/Cellphone
Air Division Commander
Fire 4/Cellphone
15. Prepared By:
Date/Time 12/2/19 1430hrs
Released
Act
Information
Official
the
under
Released
1. Incident Name
2. Operational Period
COMMUNICATIONS
Pigeon Valley
Date 12&13/2/2019
PLAN
Time 1900 – 0700
RF205
3. Radio Channels
Assigned To
Function
Channel
Frequency
System
Command
Waimea 1
152.55000 RX
154.33125 TX
Division Alpha
Operational
Fire 1
143.82500
Act
Division Zulu
Operational
Fire 2
143.78750
Division Yankie
Operational
Fire 3
140.92500
Division Xray
Operational
Fire 1
143.82500
Division Bravo
Operational
Fire 2
143.78750
Air Ops -Heli
Operational
Fire 4
140.61250
Air Ops – Fixed Wing
Operational
Fire 10
140.98750
Emergency
Waimea 1
152.55000 RX
154.33125 TX Information
Resources
Waimea 1
152.55000 RX
154.33125 TX
FireCom
FireCom
2 Hourly - Sitrep
OPSR2
Use mobile if difficult coms to FCP
4. Telephone
Official
Assigned To
Landline
Cell phone
Fax
Comments
Emergency
111
Regional Command
the
Centre (RCC)
6. Other (e.g. email, Satphone, etc)
Resources
[email address]
Safety
[email address]
under
Logistics
[email address]
PIM
[email address]
Planning
[email address]
Forward Control Point (
[email address]
FCP)
Situation / GIS / Intel
[email address]
Operations
[email address]
Released
Photos and imagery
Join Facebook site; Pigeon Valley Fire -
https://www.facebook.com/
INTERNAL COMMS
groups/1924082991035550/
6.
Prepared by:
Date/Time 11/2/19 1900hrs
1. Incident Name
2. Operational Period
SAFETY PLAN
Pigeon Valley
Date 12&13/2/2019
RF209
Time 1900 – 0700
3. General Safety Points
Ensure regular rest periods and hydrate often with water and electrolytes
Everyone is to be signed in and out of the fire ground through the Incident Control Point for both safety check and
payment records (Complete DTR’s).
Act
Maintain regular situation reports especially kestrel observations (containing all relevant information) via line
supervisors.
Drivers must obey all speed limits – no exception on forestry tracks.
Remember vehicles must be able to stop in half the visible distance
LACES
Fire Orders
Watchouts
1. conditions and forecasts
L - Lookout(s)
1. Fire size is unknown (no size up).
2. Know what your fire is doing at 2. Unfamiliar territory
A – Awareness
all times.
3. Safety zones and escape routes not identified.
– Anchor Point(s)
3. Base all actions on current and 4. Unfamiliar with weather and local factors
Information
expected fire behaviour of the
influencing fire behaviour.
C – Communication(s)
fire.
5. No communications link with crew members
E – Escape Route(s)
4.
or supervisor.
Identify
escape routes and
6. Instructions and assignments not clear.
S – Safety Zone(s)
safety zones and make them
known.
7. Weather is getting hotter, drier and relative
humidity dropping
5.
Post lookouts when there is
8. Wind increases and/or changes direction.
possible danger.
9. Getting frequent spot fires across the line
Official
6.
Stay alert. Keep calm, Think
10. Working uphill or down wind of a fire
clearly, act decisively.
11. Working on a steep slope
7. Maintain prompt
12. Working in rugged terrain
communication with your
13. Can’t see main fire
the
crew/s, your supervisor and
14. In unburnt vegetation
adjoining crews.
15. Walking through hot ashes
8.
16. Working alone
Give clear instructions and
ensure they are understood.
17. Getting tired
18. Working near power lines
9. Maintain control of your
19. Working near machinery
crew/s at all times.
20. Working with aircraft
under
10. Fight fire aggressively having 21. Working around trees or spars
provided for safety first.
Released
4. Specific Safety Points
All access points into fire are controlled. Only those authorized to enter and they must
receive a briefing and be logged including time and point of access
Public access managed by cordons
Weather fire behaviour monitored for changes and communicated to crews. Use kestrels to
gather weather data. Risk identified to crews.
All crews to have adequate food, water, PPE to manage fatigue and hydration.
Crew Leaders and Supervisors to monitor crews for fatigue. Work rest periods enforced. Seek
shade during rest period.
Act
Ensure nine-hour rest periods before returning to fire ground.
Crews to have identified emergency escape routes and emergency plan in the event of harm.
Meeting at pre-identified evacuation point once evacuated.
All workers to ensure they are competent for the tasks and risks given.
Air and ground crews to be isolated from risk areas during operations.
Potential methane flares (Division Yankee) from Eves Valley Landfill. Avoid if possible.
Avoid skid sites where stability of surface cannot be assured.
Particular care in smoke, work in smoke and traveling in smoke.
Ensure operational separation from Air-ops at forward command post
Follow carpark signage at Forward command post
Information
Report all incidents and near misses to safety officer.
Be sun smart, use hats and cover completely.
Drive carefully in the vicinity of the Brightwater community
Driver are to obey speed limits at all times
Ensure under garments are flame resistant
Forestry tracks & road speed 20 km/hr. Use beacons/ lights etc. Not response speed!
Seat belts must be worn at all times
Official
Big trees with root plates compromised
Ensure safe distance from felling machines (2 tree lengths ~ 80m minimum)
Dangerous tree assessors – Ensure all crew members are competent and equipped for task
the
(including PPE).
Respiratory protection- P2 Mask to be worn when working in dusty and smoky environments
Terrain – keep off steep faces, stay above felled trees
Plastic bags are available at FCP to transport dirty PPE
Be aware with winds increasing and gusting – trees may have their roots compromised and
blow over. Remember to stay 2 tree lengths away from suspect trees. Communicate suspect
under
trees to dangerous tree assessment crews.
5. Prepared By:
Date/Time 12/2/19 1200hrs
Released
1. Incident Name
2. Operational Period
MEDICAL
Pigeon Valley
Date 11&12/2/2019
PLAN
Time 1900 – 0700
RF206
3. First Aid Station
Phone/Radio
Paramedics
Name
Location
Channel
available at Station
Each Crew must have
Each crew
Act
available one First aid Level
1 Certified
Nelson 91 Ambulance
Forward
Waimea 1
1 Paramedic and 1 EMT
command post
4. Transportation
Address
Phone/Radio
Paramedics
Information
Ambulance Service
Channel
available with Ambulance
Ambulance St Johns
Closest unit
111
Yes
Official
5. Hospitals
Travel Time Burn
Heli
Hospital Name
Address
Phone
Road
Air
Unit
Pad
the
Nelson Public
Waimea Rd.
111
27m
4min
y
y
Emergency
111
n/a
40min
Y
y
Hutt Hospital (Burn
Unit)
under
6. Special Emergency Procedures
St John will transport patients to whichever health facility is appropriate
Released
7. Prepared By:
Shift - Manager Nelson
Date/Time 11/2/19 1900hrs
8. Reviewed by Safety Advisor:
Date/Time 12/19 1200hrs
1. Incident Name
2. Operational Period
MAPS
Pigeon Valley
Date 13/2/2019
RF
Time 0700 - 1900
3. Download Avenza Maps app on iOS and Android, Scan the Following Codes to Access Digital Maps you can
navigate with. These codes generally do no change, therefore to get tomorrow’s map you can scan the old
map code. Present a smartphone camera to see these codes or scan using QR code reader app.
QR CODES FOR MAP DOWNLOAD
Act
Information
Official
the
under
Released
1.
Incident Name
Date 12&13/2/2019
Pigeon Valley Fire, Nelson
Time 1900 – 0700
Public Information Management Plan
Overview of PIM response
Act
The NIMT PIM team is working to support the Nelson Tasman Civil Defence PIM team. It is essential
that the information coming in from the fire ground (with regards to FENZ operations) is collated by
the NIMT Situation Unit and shared to the Civil Defence IMT - this is done through the PIM teams
working collaboratively and assists in timely, accurate and relevant information to all stakeholders
involved.
The overall PIM team is increasing personnel numbers.
NIMT PIM team – for Tuesday 12th February
Information
PIM FENZ Manager –
Media Officer –
PIM Support –
Social Media Manager, Community Liaison, Evac/Alerts – Civil Defence
The
PIM Team roster is available from NIMT Logistics Manager.
Official
PIM meetings:
Ops Briefing
0700hrs
Media Briefing #1
0830hrs
the
Planning Meeting #1 0900hrs
Tactics Meeting
1030hrs
Media Briefing #2
1530hrs
Planning Meeting #2 1700hrs
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Key Messages:
Attn Cordons: Media should only be allowed access to cordoned areas and restricted sites
if
approved and accompanied by a member of the PIM Team. Please be diligent with allowing
people through.
Evacuations are still in place, for more information, go to
www.nelsontasmancivildefence.co.nz
Evacuated residents should check in at the Civil Defence Welfare Centre located at t/new Life
Church, Richmond, or call the Civil Defence Welfare helpline - 03 543 8400
Media should contact the Media Officer for specific event information and media stand-up
Released
information.
Fire safety messages are: Stay away from the area and follow authorities’ instructions. Also
help protect your property by creating a ‘defensible zone’ – Use compost, mulch and remove
any section or yard waste materials. Total fire ban and machinery ban still in place.
Donated items should be sealed, long-life foods and drink, drop off at Nelson Tasman District
Council Office.
FENZ Stakeholders and Audience Groups
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Information
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Information
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