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2. Port Hills Fire 2024 Response & Recovery
Presented by John Filsell – Fire
Recovery Manager.
Start time: 9:36am
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John Filsell
introduced the topic and presenters.
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Dave Stackhouse, FENZ
District Commander gave an update on the fire as it happened and the
response.
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Keygan Huckleberry discussed
the environmental impact. ACTION: Keygan to circulate tentus video.
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Dave Stackhouse
discussed the technology used to fight the fire and media/public information
response.
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Keygan Huckleberry (CDEM)
discussed the public information management.
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Sarah Cornall (Council)
discussed volunteers and resourcing, and affected people.
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Keygan Huckleberry
discussed lessons learnt.
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John Filsell
discussed the recovery.
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Dave Stackhouse
discussed the collaborative recovery.
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John Filsell
discussed damage assessment, and other critical works that occurred post
fire.
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Tim Drennan (Three
Waters) discussed work done to reduce contaminant and sediment run off.
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John Filsell
discussed the cost to Council to date.
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Councillor Keown
– How did the fire start. Dave discussed the active investigation
– only three quarters of the way through.
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Councillor Keown
– lost property, did we know it was there? – Dave was not aware
of it, thought it was a shed.
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Councillor Keown
– Carbon emissions of fires, has this been tracked? ACTION: Keygan to get back.
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Councillor Barber
– How to avoid this happening again? Dean Harker (FENZ) discussed work
with community boards in the area, low flammable planting, and defendable
zones. John Filsell raised that the Port Hills plan discusses this.
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Councillor Henstock
– discussed training for staff. Keygan explained resourcing and
requirements. John Filsell discussed budgeting.
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Councillor Henstock
– would like staff to incorporate funding from [Christchurch] in
reporting.
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Councillor Henstock
– how did the public behave, is there any lesson learnt. Dave Stackhouse
discussed.
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Councillor Johanson
– Discussion of wider natural emergencies. Lessons learnt between fires
and flooding. Dave Stackhouse discussed how pre-planning, intelligence are
universal.
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Councillor Johanson
– environmental impact of runoff – how is this being measured.
Tim Drennan said that samples will be taken after rainfall. ACTION: Tim to check if we have a good pre-fire measure.
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Councillor Johanson
– EOC training, can elected members do this/be involved? ACTION: John Filsell to come back on the EM role in civil
defence emergencies.
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Councillor Johanson
– budget – ACTION:
John to get back.
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Councillor Templeton
– requested clarification on the document to come – John Filsell
explained that it will be the close out report.
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Councillor Templeton
– technology are more monitors coming? John Filsell - five in place,
committed to another 3, port hills plan will explore if there needs to be
more. Micheal Healy (Council Smart Cities) – funding of 3 more put in
place based on FENZ advice, installed quickly. Building a business case to
fund more/longer term.
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Councillor Templeton
– Can we get report on this? ACTION: John Filsell to provide.
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