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Marlborough sending more support to Port Hills fire

Marlborough sending more support to Port Hills fire


Two fire crews from the Marlborough Sounds left Marlborough this morning to relieve some of the fire fighters who have been battling the Port Hills fire.

Eight volunteers from Kenepuru, Okiwi Bay and Canvastown are taking a heavy tanker south to join the crews who are still working at the two thousand hectare fire site where flare-ups are still a risk.

Marlborough Kaikoura principal rural fire officer Richard McNamara says the Sounds crew members are all highly skilled, very experienced fire fighters who will be able to give some of the Christchurch crews a spell as the long job of securing the fire perimeter continues.

“We’re very pleased to be able to help given the time they’ve had.”

Other senior fire staff from Marlborough have been involved; as well as Mr McNamara’s leadership role, John Foley and Trevor Tidy have been part of the fire management team while Northbank team leader Mary Powell and Chris Hales will also be heading south to bolster fire management personnel from next week.

ENDS.

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