OIA20500 William SMS Incident Report F4376499 RELEASE.pdf

1982
ACT
INFORMATION
OFFICIAL
THE
UNDER
RELEASED

SMS Incident Report F4376499
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22/01/2026 08:21:13
09:54:06
SMOKE AND FLAMES SEEN
09:54:07
ALERTING_COMPLETED NELS217
09:54:23
SMOKE HEADING OUT TO SEA - SOUTHERLY
09:55:06
** Event Location changed from "HOUNSELL CIR,TAHUNANUI,NELSON CITY" to
"UNKN0152
09:55:06
NULL,TASMAN BAY,NELSON CITY: @TAHUNANUI BEACH" at: 12/01/26 09:55:06
09:55:18
FIRE IN THE DUNE
1982
09:55:22
QUITE WINDY
09:55:30
** LOI search completed at 12/01/26 09:55:30
09:55:30
AFRAID IT MAY SPREAD
ACT
09:55:49
Unit NELS217 [ K1 : PROCEEDING TO INCIDENT]
09:57:02
BETWEEN THE BEACH CAFE AND THE TAHUNANUI BEACH
09:57:08
BEHIUND THE BEACH CAFE
09:57:56
Unit NELS217 [ KP : PRIORITY MESSAGE]
09:58:21
Unit NELS217 [ KP : PRIORITY MESSAGE] VEGETATION FIRE FIRST ALARM
09:58:34
** Event Type changed from MIN to VEG at: 12/01/26 09:58:34
09:58:35
** Event Priority changed from 2 to 1 at: 12/01/26 09:58:35
09:58:57
Unit NELS217 [ KP : PRIORITY MESSAGE] MK TANKERS 1
INFORMATION
09:59:08
INC INFO: FIRE ON THE BEACH - MK TANKERS 1
09:59:12
PA Selcal used to Initiate Alerting. (NELS2111 at 3221 NELSON 191211)
09:59:15
ALERTING_COMPLETED NELS2111
09:59:53
Unit NELS217 [ KP : PRIORITY MESSAGE]
10:00:18
Unit NELS217 [ KP : PRIORITY MESSAGE] MK 2ND ALARM VEGETATION FIRE
10:00:28
INC INFO: FIRE ON THE BEACH - TX 2ND ALARM
OFFICIAL
10:00:33
Unit NELS2111 [ K1 : PROCEEDING TO INCIDENT]
10:00:33
** Alarm level updated to 2
THE
10:00:33
** Recommended unit NELS214 for requirement PUMP (>2.8 km)
10:00:36
PA Selcal used to Initiate Alerting. (NELS214 at 3221 NELSON 191211)
10:00:39
ALERTING_COMPLETED NELS214
10:01:18
***
UNDER
SM NOTE - STANDING BY FOR 2ND ALARM NOTIFICATIONS UNTIL FIRST SITREP IS IN
10:01:18
***
10:01:38
Unit NELS217 [ K66 : VEGETATION, SCRUB OR RUBBISH FIRE]
10:03:29
Unit NELS217 [ KC : UNIT CALLING]
10:04:18
Unit NELS217 [ KC : UNIT CALLING]
10:04:44
SSO NELSON ASKING IF OIC CAN CONTACT THE SSO IN REGARDS TO RESPONSE OF
UTE OR TA
RELEASED
10:04:44
NKER
10:05:01
SSO NELSON REQUESTS AVAILABILITY ACTIVATED
10:05:25
Unit NELS217 [ SITREP : ] SO Out of Scope FIRE APPROX 250SQM HEADING TOWARDS
CAFE GT
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SMS Incident Report   F4376499
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10:05:25
WW 1 FORESTRY DELIVERY
10:05:50
Pager used to Initiate Alerting.
10:05:52
ALERTING_COMPLETED NELS21AMST
10:07:19
Unit NELS2111 [ K2 : IN ATTENDANCE AT INCIDENT]
10:07:25
Unit NELS214 [ SITREP : ] CAN YOU CONFIRM IF NELS217 NEEDS 214 OR IF WE CAN
TAKE
10:07:25
THE UTE OR NELS211 - WE ONLY HAVE A CREW OF 2 WHICH IS WHY WE ARE
QUESTIONING
1982
10:07:48
Unit NELS217 [ KC : UNIT CALLING]
10:08:24
Unit NELS217 [ SITREP : ] NELS211 OR 214 WILL BE FINE WE NEED MAN POWER
10:09:39
Unit NELS214 [ SITREP : ] WE WILL RESPOND IN NELS214
ACT
10:10:02
Unit NELS214 [ KC : UNIT CALLING]
10:10:17
Unit NELS214 [ K1 : PROCEEDING TO INCIDENT]
10:11:02
Unit NELS214 [ KC : UNIT CALLING]
10:11:13
Unit NELS214 [COMCEN COM : MESSAGE] WOULD YOU LIKE THE NELSON
VOLUNTEERS ON A CO
10:11:13
VER MOVE AT STATION
10:11:41
Unit NELS214 [ SITREP : ] AFFIRM
10:14:23
Unit NELS214 [ KC : UNIT CALLING]
INFORMATION
10:14:46
Unit NELS214 [ KC : UNIT CALLING]
10:14:47
Unit NELS214 [ K11P : POLICE REQUIRED] FOR CROWD CONTROL
10:15:10
Unit NELS214 [ K2 : IN ATTENDANCE AT INCIDENT]
10:15:37
** Event P065107453 of NZP/NS copied from F4376499 of NZFS/NL at: 12/01/26 10:15
10:15:37
:37
10:16:07
FIR2POL REQUIRE YOUR ATTENDANCE PLEASE FOR CROWD CONTROL -LARGE FIRE
OFFICIAL
ON THE BEAC
10:16:07
H BEHIND BEACH CAFE
10:17:54
Unit NELS214 [ SITREP : ] CAN YOU ATTACH Out of Scope  AND WE HAVE Out of Scope
THE
ON
10:17:54
THE RADIO CAN YOU ATTACH HIM TO
10:18:22
NELS212 CREWED - SFF IN CHARGE
10:18:28
Unit NELS217 [ KC : UNIT CALLING]
10:19:12
Unit SONELSM07 [ K2 : IN ATTENDANCE AT INCIDENT]
UNDER
10:20:30
Unit NELS217 [ KC : UNIT CALLING]
10:20:55
Unit NELS217 [ K45 : COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY CHANGED TO (STATE NAME)] SSO
Out of Scope
10:20:55
Out
10:22:36
Unit CDNELSM [ K2 : IN ATTENDANCE AT INCIDENT]
10:22:55
Unit CDNELSM [ SITREP : ] WHAT OTHER RESOURCES ARE RESPONDING FOR
SECOND ALARM?
RELEASED
10:23:07
Unit CDNELSM [COMCEN COM : MESSAGE] NO OTHER RESOURCES. WHAT DO YOU
REQUIRE?
10:23:23
Unit CDNELSM [ SITREP : ] REQUIRE ANOTHER PUMP FROM STOKE AND 2 RURAL
APPLIANCES
10:24:07
INC INFO: FIRE ON THE BEACH - PUMPS 3 - RURAL PUMPS 2 - TANKERS 1
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SMS Incident Report F4376499
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10:24:18
** Requirement PUMP added for alarm level 2
10:24:21
** Units excluded from recommendation: NELS212
10:24:26
** Requirement RPUMP added for alarm level 2
10:24:32
** Units excluded from recommendation: UPPE3271
10:24:41
** Recommended unit STOK221 for requirement PUMP (>3.7 km)
** Recommended unit
10:24:41
HIRA5571 for requirement RPUMP (>14.7 km)
1982
10:24:57
Station Selcal used to Initiate Alerting. (STOK221 at 3222 STOKE 191221)
10:24:58
Station Selcal used to Initiate Alerting. (HIRA5571 at 3255 HIRA 191551)
10:24:58
Station Selcal used to Initiate Alerting. (APPL4871 at 3248 APPLEBY 191481)
ACT
10:25:01
ALERTING_COMPLETED STOK221
10:25:04
ALERTING_COMPLETED HIRA5571
10:25:07
ALERTING_COMPLETED APPL4871
10:26:34
Unit CDNELSM [ SITREP : ] NOTIFY NELSON AIRPORT THERE WILL BE SMOKE ON
THEIR APP
10:26:34
ROACH
10:29:05
****
PDA MODIFIED TO MAKE WORK BASED ON EVENTS IN THE AREA AND WHAT WAS
REQUES
INFORMATION
10:29:05
TED BY CDNELSM. 2ND ALARM VEG NOT OFFERING ANY RURAL UNITS.
****
10:32:02
Unit APPL4871 [ K1 : PROCEEDING TO INCIDENT]
10:34:47
Unit STOK221 [ K1 : PROCEEDING TO INCIDENT]
10:34:55
Unit STOK221 [ K1 : PROCEEDING TO INCIDENT]
10:35:22
Unit HIRA5525 [ K1 : PROCEEDING TO INCIDENT]
OFFICIAL
10:35:43
Unit HIRA5525 [ K38 : ASSOCIATE THIS APPLIANCE TO EVENT (STATE EVENT
ADDRESS)]
10:37:55
Unit HIRA5571 [ K1 : PROCEEDING TO INCIDENT]
THE
10:38:55
Unit STOK221 [ K2 : IN ATTENDANCE AT INCIDENT]
10:39:29
Unit NELS217 [ KC : UNIT CALLING]
10:40:13
Unit SONELSM07 [COMCEN COM : MESSAGE] ARE YOU ON SCENE? (NEGATIVE AT
NELSON STAT
10:40:13
ION) ACK BELIEVE YOU ARE REQUIRED ON SCENE. LIAISE DIRECTLY WITH Out of Scope
UNDER
(
10:40:13
ACK)
10:41:37
Unit NELS217 [ SITREP : ] SECTORS SET UP OIC Out of Scope , OPERATIONS
Out of Scope , BASE
10:41:37
SECTOR FREEMAN - CREW GTWW MULTIPLE DEL AWAITING FOR FURTHER
RESOURCES WE HAVE
10:41:37
KNOCKED IT BUT WIND HAS PICKED UP - POL ON SITE CARRYING OUT EVAC
10:41:43
Alarm Timer Extended: 0
RELEASED
10:48:11
Alarm Timer Extended: 0
10:49:20
Unit APPL4871 [ K2 : IN ATTENDANCE AT INCIDENT]
10:54:15
Unit CDNELSM [ K6 : ON PAGER (STATE LOCATION)]
10:55:13
Alarm Timer Extended: 0
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SMS Incident Report   F4376499
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10:57:11
FROM Out of Scope
: NATIONAL MEDIA ARE DOING SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS
(Out of Scope
)
10:57:26
INCIDENT CONTROLLER IS SSO Out of Scope
10:57:46
Unit SONELSM07 [ KC : UNIT CALLING]
10:58:54
Unit SONELSM07 [ K1 : PROCEEDING TO INCIDENT]
10:58:57
Unit SONELSM07 [ SITREP : ] CAN YOU ATTACH ME TO THIS EVENT - RESPONDING AS
WILD
10:58:57
FIRE INVESTIGATOR
1982
11:02:00
ENTERED BY COMMS DUE TO AVL LOCATION
11:02:00
Unit HIRA5525 [ K2 : IN ATTENDANCE AT INCIDENT] ENTERED BY COMMS DUE TO AVL
LOCA
ACT
11:02:00
ENTERED BY COMMS DUE TO AVL LOCATION
11:02:00
Unit HIRA5571 [ K2 : IN ATTENDANCE AT INCIDENT] ENTERED BY COMMS DUE TO AVL
LOCA
11:02:00
TION
11:02:00
TION
11:03:25
SSO NELSON CALLED IN CHECKING ON NELSON COVER. WILL DO AN ASSESSMENT
ON THE SCEN
11:03:25
E AND DETERMINE IF THEY ARE GOING TO BE TIED UP LONG ENOUGH TO REQUIRE
NELSON AV
11:03:25
AILABILITY TO BE ACTIVATED
INFORMATION
***
11:07:10
Unit SONELSM07 [ K2 : IN ATTENDANCE AT INCIDENT]
11:19:12
Alarm Timer Extended: 0
11:31:23
Alarm Timer Extended: 0
11:38:11
Unit STOK221 [ K3 : ON RT OUTSIDE NORMAL TURNOUT AREA]
11:40:55
Unit NELS214 [COMCEN COM : MESSAGE] [VIA SSO PHONE] DO YOU HAVE AN
OFFICIAL
UPDATE WE CAN
11:40:55
GIVE TO MEDIA?
11:41:56
Unit NELS214 [ SITREP : ] [VIA SSO PHONE] FIRE CONTAINED ON TAHUNANUI BEACH.
THE
MOP
11:41:56
PING UP. UNDETERMINED CAUSE AT THIS STAGE. FIRE SIZE APPROX 200M X 50M
11:42:23
Alarm Timer Extended: 0
11:42:26
Alarm Timer Extended: 0
11:43:07
Unit NELS214 [ K4 : ON RT INSIDE NORMAL TURNOUT AREA]
UNDER
11:44:46
Unit NELS2111 [ K4 : ON RT INSIDE NORMAL TURNOUT AREA]
11:50:19
Alarm Timer Extended: 0
11:51:16
Unit HIRA5571 [ KC : UNIT CALLING]
11:52:27
Unit HIRA5571 [ KC : UNIT CALLING]
11:53:38
Unit HIRA5571 [ K2 : IN ATTENDANCE AT INCIDENT]
11:53:41
Unit NELS217 [ KC : UNIT CALLING]
RELEASED
11:54:25
Unit HIRA5571 [ SITREP : ] RC Out of Scope  WE HAVE DISCHARGED NELSON CREWS BACK
TO BASE
11:54:25
APPLBY AND HIRA DOING CLEAN UP
11:54:38
Unit NELS217 [ K10 : RE-COMMISSIONING APPLIANCE]
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SMS Incident Report F4376499
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12:26:25
Unit HIRA5571 [ SITREP : ] VIA PHONE - FIRE BELIEVED OUT - PASS TO NELSON CITY C
12:26:25
REW - COME OUT IN 1.5 HOURS CHECK FIRE - HAVE LOOK AND GRAB THERE HOSES
- 30/40
12:26:25
LENGTHS (20 FORESTRY AND REST 70/45)
12:30:15
Unit NELS21AMST [ K7 : AT NORMAL STATION]
12:30:43
Unit NELS217 [ K12 : SUSPICIOUS FIRE] - MANUAL TIME ENTERED 12/01/26 12:30:32
12:30:44
IRMED ADD K12
1982
12:35:08
Alarm Timer Extended: 0
12:39:00
Unit APPL4871 [ K3 : ON RT OUTSIDE NORMAL TURNOUT AREA]
12:44:33
Unit HIRA5571 [ K4 : ON RT INSIDE NORMAL TURNOUT AREA]
ACT
12:46:21
Unit SONELSM07 [ K6 : ON PAGER (STATE LOCATION)]
12:46:32
Unit HIRA5525 [ K4 : ON RT INSIDE NORMAL TURNOUT AREA]
12:48:07
Unit HIRA5525 [ STOP : MESSAGE] WE HAVENT SEEN SMOKE FOR ABOUT 30 MINS.
WE ARE P
12:48:07
ACKING UP AND LEAVING THE HOSES FOR TOWN TO PICK UP LATER
Incident
CAD Number
F4376499
INFORMATION
Incident Reporter
Out of Scope
Incident Controller
Distance Travelled (km)
Delay In Receiving Call
OFFICIAL
Property Details
Occupant
Building Owner
THE
General Property Use
Restaurant, Pub, Tavern
Special Property Use
Restaurant, Cafeteria, Diner
Purpose Group UNDER
Actions
Persons Reported
Trapped
Evacuation Status
Action Prior 1
Action Prior 2
Action Taken
Extinguishment only: Includes isolating fuel/power
RELEASED
Civilians
Civilians Rescued
0
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Civilians Extricated
0
Civilians Assisted
0
Civilians Evacuated
0
Origin
Location
Level
1982
Equipment Used
ACT
Quantity
Equipment
4
Forestry Delivery
1
Low pressure delivery
1
Thermal Imaging Camera (TIC)
8
Gas Detector/PID
1
Equipment Involved
Equipment Involved
Year
INFORMATION
Make
Model
Fire
Arrival Condition
OFFICIAL
Heat Source
Matchers or Lighters(Suspicious)
Termination Stage
THE
First Object Ignited
First Object Material
Second Object Ignited
Second Object Material
UNDER
Indicated Cause
Incendiaries / Suspicious
Certainty of Cause
Low
Age of Person
Unknown
Ethnicity
Gender
FAIP Service Offered
Unknown
RELEASED
Comments
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SMS Incident Report F4376499
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Reporter Comments
Made up enroute, large amount of smoke - some black. GTW forestry, asked public
to stay off path in front of fire. High winds. Began fire attack near base and quickly
moved up right flank to cut off fire front. Once hydrant in we established LPD to
head of fire and achieved quick knock down. Left with rural crews to turn over and
extinguish. Returned later to pick up hose.
Out of Scope
1982
ACT
INFORMATION
OFFICIAL
THE
UNDER
RELEASED
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