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This is a list of New Zealand Firefighters killed in the line of duty. As of 2020, 66 firefighters have been killed, of which 23 have died while responding to an incident, 35 at incidents, and another 8 during training or routine tasks. There have been four instances of multiple fatality incidents, on 19 January 1921, 10 December 1949, 30 November 2011 and 13 February 2023.

Most of the deaths are attributed to either vehicle accidents, or physical collapse.

Firefighters

shaded rows denotes when firefighters were killed in the same incident.


Rank	Name	Brigade	Date	Circumstance	Notes
Qualified Firefighter	Craig Stevens	Muriwai	16 February 2023	Died of injuries from a landslide which collapsed a house that he and another firefighter were investigating for flood damage during Cyclone Gabrielle.	^[1]
Station Officer	Dave van Zwanenberg	Muriwai	c.13 February 2023	Killed when the house that he and another firefighter were investigating for flood damage collapsed due to a landslide.	^[2]
Pilot	Steve Askin		14 February 2017	Killed in helicopter crash while undertaking monsoon operations on Port Hills Fire	^[3]
Ranger	William Macrae	Department of Conservation	30 November 2011	Killed when Helicopter crashed during firefighting operations on Karikari Peninsula	^[4]
Pilot	John Edwin de Ridder	Kerikeri	30 November 2011	Killed when Helicopter crashed during firefighting operations on Karikari Peninsula
Firefighter	Barry Keen	Willowby	8 April 2009	Killed after being hit by a falling branch	^[5]
Firefighter	Ray Barrett	Hicks Bay	28 December 2008	Fire truck rolled while responding to a car crash.	^[6]
Senior Station Officer	Derek Lovell	Hamilton	6 April 2008	Killed during Tamahere Coolstore incident	^[6]^[7]
Operational Support Station Officer	Ken Brougham	Rangiora	23 April 2006	Collapsed while responding to a call-out	^[8]
Firefighter	Roly Webb	Waipukurau	23 March 2005	Collapsed while attending a car fire	^[9]
Chief Fire Officer	David Ashton Neil	Tirau	1 June 2002	Killed in motor vehicle accident responding to an incident	^[10]
Firefighter	Grant Judd	Foxton Beach	17 June 2001	Killed when the appliance he was travelling in lost traction on a slippery road surface and rolled over	^[6]
Senior Firefighter	Murray Charles Boyd	Akaroa	1 February 2001	Collapsed during Breathing Apparatus training	^[6]
Firefighter	Kieran O'Hanlon	Morrinsville	19 March 2000	A 17-year-old firefighter killed when the water tanker he was a passenger in crashed down a bank on the way to a scrub fire.	^[6]
Firefighter	Benjamin Payne	RNZAF Ohakea	6 June 1999	Killed in motor vehicle accident while on duty	^[11]^[12]
Fire Officer	Paul Gable	Mosgiel	6 May 1999	Collapsed during a training session	^[6]
	John Reesink	Kumeu	3 June 1998	Collapsed while attending an MVA	^[10]
Chief Fire Officer	Jim Measures	Waihi	19 May 1998	Collapsed in the fire appliance responding to a logging truck accident	^[6]
	David Sloan	Waipukurau	21 January 1996		^[10]
Firefighter	James Hughes	Auckland	9 July 1994	Killed by a drunken driver whilst operation the pump at the scene of another motor vehicle accident on an Auckland Motorway	^[6]
Chief Fire Officer	Jim Jamieson	Waitarere	24 November 1993	Collapsed at home following a brigade exercise	^[6]
Station Officer	John Agnew	Woodville	7 July 1993	Died after the appliance he was driving left a narrow rural road and rolled down a steep bank after attending a small fire	^[6]
Trainee Firefighter	John Scott	Auckland	3 May 1989	Collapsed during a BA training exercise	^[6]
	John William Super	Portobello	13 December 1986	Died at the scene of a fire	^[6]
Senior Station Officer	George James Oliver	Twizel	3 October 1981	Struck by competition box propelled by gale-force winds	^[6]
Deputy Captain	John Fordyce	Wellington	22 June 1975	Collapsed at training	^[6]
Fireman	William Robinson	Foxton	20 January 1969	Struck by a car while responding to the station on his bicycle	^[6]
Chief Fire Officer	Matthew Morton	Wanganui	19 February 1968	Collapsed while attending a house fire	^[6]
Chief Fire Officer	Jack Wilkin Morriss	Cambridge	24 November 1965	Collapsed after leaving a smoke filled room at a house fire	^[6]
Senior Station Officer	Ernest John Powell	Christchurch	11 January 1965	Collapsed at a scrub fire	^[6]
Fireman	Irvin Heppinstall	Cambridge	29 November 1964	Collapsed during training	^[6]
Senior Fireman	Noel Mathieson	Auckland	28 July 1963	Collapsed at a house fire	^[6]
Fireman	Robert Cox	Tawa	16 September 1963	Fell from a moving appliance	^[6]
Fireman	Thomas McCambridge	Invercargill	20 January 1959	Collapsed while involved in the rescue of three council workers overcome by fumes when working in an artesian bore, none of whom survived	^[6]^[13]
Senior Fireman	William Strong	Christchurch	10 July 1957	Collapsed on the road outside a burning timber factory	^[6]
Deputy Chief Fire Officer	Lenorad Goodman	New Plymouth	18 May 1957	Became trapped in a burning basement and an attempted rescue was unsuccessful	^[6]
Senior Foreman	William Griffen	Gisborne	12 October 1955	Collapsed while en route to a fire call	^[6]
Fireman	Leslie Newman	Manaia	4 October 1955	Killed when the appliance left the road and rolled while being taken on a routine run	^[6]
Fireman	James Edwin Waters	Kaitangata	29 September 1955	Collapsed while attending a fire	^[6]
Fireman	Albert Clark	Auckland	10 December 1949	Killed when the appliance they were riding, whilst responding to a shed fire, collided with a telegraph pole and capsized	^[6]
Fireman	George L. Oliver	Auckland	10 December 1949	Killed when the appliance they were riding, whilst responding to a shed fire, collided with a telegraph pole and capsized	^[6]
Station Officer	Ernest Herring	Auckland	17 September 1947	Collapsed whilst in command at a furniture factory fire	^[6]
Fireman	Victor Hugo	Auckland	2 March 1945	Killed when the appliance he was driving collided with a two—ton truck	^[6]
Fireman	Jim Winton	Wellington	5 November 1944	One of four firefighters overcome by carbon monoxide while fighting an industrial fire, and died in hospital four days later	^[6]
Fireman	Eric Bright	Auckland	15 November 1943	Trapped in a ship when he could not find his exit route after the fire flared up	^[6]
Fireman	William Molloy	Bluff	25 October 1938	Electrocuted while attending a fire at two shops	^[14]
Foreman	Alexander Hird	Wanganui	1 January 1931	Collapsed while attending a house fire	^[6]
Fireman	Roland Beuth	Auckland	2 April 1928	During a fire at the Winston Oil and Petrol Store petrol drums exploded and hurtled through the air, one landing close to Fireman Beuth's crew, engulfing them in flames. Fireman Beuth died the following day	^[6]
Fireman	A. C. Allan	New Plymouth	24 September 1926	Collapsed while attending a paintshop fire	^[6]
Station Officer	Joshua Noblett	Christchurch	15 June 1925	Pinned under an appliance that was overturned following a collision with a car en route to a car fire	^[6]
Deputy Superintendent	Jules Emil LeScelle	Devonport	4 April 1924	Truck crashed on Calliope Road on its way to a call, which turned out to be a malicious false alarm. Two other firemen and a local constable were seriously injured.	^[6]
Fireman	Herbert Graham	Hamilton	19 January 1921	Killed when the appliance they were responding rolled after attempting to avoid an oncoming truck which would not give way	^[6]
Fireman	George Prince	Hamilton	19 January 1921	Killed when the appliance they were responding rolled after attempting to avoid an oncoming truck which would not give way	^[6]
Fireman	Robert Baxter	Dunedin	16 May 1918	Killed whilst responding to what turned out to be a false alarm when the appliance lost traction on a greasy surface and flipped onto its side	^[6]^[15]
Fireman	Michael Donnelly	Napier	28 May 1917	Died from burns sustained from the Te Anau Steamer Ship fire	^[16]^[17]^[18]
Fireman	Richard Henry Ridings	Devonport	26 December 1913	Died at a large fire at Clarence Street in Devonport. He collapsed and died of stroke while working the standpipe.	^[6]
Third Officer	William Robert Mclean-Field	Wellington	14 April 1912	Electrocuted after a ladder came into contact with high-tension wires at an inner-city fire	^[6]^[19]^[20]
Fireman	Douglas Williamson	Feilding	5 October 1909	Died from injuries sustained from falling debris at the Hastie's Hotel Fire	^[21]^[22]^[23]
Fireman	Arnold Gladding	Auckland	23 July 1904	One of three firefighters injuring by a collapsing brick wall at a large warehouse fire	^[6]
Custodian	George Parker	New Plymouth	16 November 1902	Died from a tetanus infection after stepping on a nail while battling a blaze	^[6]
Fireman	Benjamin Berry	Christchurch	16 February 1901	Slipped and fell under the back wheels of a responding appliance after trying unsuccessfully to board it	^[6]
Engineer	William Abbott	Christchurch	6 October 1900	Collapsed while driving an appliance to a fire	^[24]
Senior Foreman	James Lawrence	Wellington	10 May 1898	Died from injuries sustained when his appliance collided with a steam roller en route to a fire	^[25]
Fireman	Skakesley	Dunedin	17 October 1894	Collapsed while fighting a fire aboard the Mararoa Ship, Dunedin Port	^[26]
Fireman	Roberson	Dunedin	10 May 1883		^[12]
Assistant Engineer	Alfred Hillier	Christchurch	3 August 1883	Thrown from a turning appliance en route to an alarm on 29 July.	^[6]^[27]
Fireman	William Godwin	Auckland	3 January 1878	Died from injuries in an accident at the fire that broke out at the Rising Sun Hotel on Karangahape Road	^[28]
Fireman	John Guilford	Wellington	22 August 1872	Slipped and broke his back while fighting a ship fire, and died shortly after from his injuries	^[6]^[29]

References

^ "Second firefighter caught in Muriwai landslide has died, Fire and Emergency says". Radio New Zealand. 16 February 2023.
^ "Cyclone Gabrielle: Missing Muriwai firefighter Dave van Zwanenberg is a hero local vet". The New Zealand Herald. 14 February 2023.
^ "Hundreds farewell pilot killed in Port Hills crash". RNZ. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
^ "Second chopper crash victim named". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
^ "Hundreds come to send off Willowby farmer, firefighter". Stuff. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av "United Fire Brigades' Association Line of Duty Deaths" (PDF). United Fire Brigades' Association. 26 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ "Obituaries – Derek Lovell – New Zealand Parliament". Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ "Volunteer fire officer dies at emergency". The New Zealand Herald. 23 April 2006. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
^ "Firefighter dies at scene of car blaze". The New Zealand Herald. 23 March 2005. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c 9/11 Remembrance, retrieved 12 September 2019
^ "UFBA 1999 – 2000 Obituary List" (PDF). Retrieved 29 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b "LIVE STREAM : 2018 Fire and Emergency NZ 9/11 Ceremony and Stair Climb". youtube.com. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
^ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19590121.2.127 ^{[bare URL]}
^ "A FATAL FIRE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
^ [email protected] @MartinJohnston6, Martin Johnston Senior journalist, NZ Herald (14 June 2018). "The H Files: Ruse led to fireman's death". The New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 19 April 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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^ Zealand, National Library of New. "Papers Past | THE TE ANAU FIRE. (Hastings Standard, 20 June 1917)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ Zealand, National Library of New. "Papers Past | A FIREMAN'S DEATH (Evening Post, 5 June 1917)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ Zealand, National Library of New (16 April 1912). "Papers Past | Death of a Fireman. (Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., 16 April 1912)". Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate. p. 5. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ Zealand, National Library of New (18 May 1914). "Papers Past | OTHER FATAL FIRES. (Dominion, 18 May 1914)". Dominion. p. 6. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ "FATAL FIRE AT FEILDING". Manawatu Herald. 5 October 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
^ "THE TRAGEDY OF THE FIRE". Wanganui Chronicle. 6 October 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
^ "FATAL FIRE AT FEILDING". Dominion. 5 October 1909. p. 7. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
^ Zealand, National Library of New (8 October 1900). "Papers Past | Accidents and Fatalities. (Taranaki Herald, 8 October 1900)". Taranaki Herald. p. 2. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ Zealand, National Library of New (3 October 1898). "Papers Past | OBITUARY. (New Zealand Times, 3 October 1898)". New Zealand Times. p. 3. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ Zealand, National Library of New (17 October 1894). "Papers Past | FIRE ON THE MARAROA (Star, 17 October 1894)". Star (Christchurch). p. 3. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ Zealand, National Library of New (3 August 1883). "Papers Past | Death of fireman Hillier. (Star, 3 August 1883)". Star (Christchurch). p. 3. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ Inc., STQRY. "William Godwin – Discover – STQRY". discover.stqry.com. Retrieved 28 November 2018. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ Zealand, National Library of New (23 August 1872). "Papers Past | THE SOUTH. (New Zealand Herald, 23 August 1872)". New Zealand Herald. p. 2. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

[1] "Second firefighter caught in Muriwai landslide has died, Fire and Emergency says". Radio New Zealand. 16 February 2023.

[2] "Cyclone Gabrielle: Missing Muriwai firefighter Dave van Zwanenberg is a hero local vet". The New Zealand Herald. 14 February 2023.

[3] "Hundreds farewell pilot killed in Port Hills crash". RNZ. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

[4] "Second chopper crash victim named". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

[5] "Hundreds come to send off Willowby farmer, firefighter". Stuff. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

[:1-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av "United Fire Brigades' Association Line of Duty Deaths" (PDF). United Fire Brigades' Association. 26 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

[7] "Obituaries – Derek Lovell – New Zealand Parliament". Retrieved 28 November 2018.

[8] "Volunteer fire officer dies at emergency". The New Zealand Herald. 23 April 2006. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

[9] "Firefighter dies at scene of car blaze". The New Zealand Herald. 23 March 2005. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

[:2-10] 9/11 Remembrance, retrieved 12 September 2019

[11] "UFBA 1999 – 2000 Obituary List" (PDF). Retrieved 29 November 2018.

[:3-12] "LIVE STREAM : 2018 Fire and Emergency NZ 9/11 Ceremony and Stair Climb". youtube.com. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.

[13] ttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19590121.2.127 ^{[bare URL]}

[14] "A FATAL FIRE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

[15] [email protected] @MartinJohnston6, Martin Johnston Senior journalist, NZ Herald (14 June 2018). "The H Files: Ruse led to fireman's death". The New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 19 April 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[16] Zealand, National Library of New. "Papers Past | ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Wanganui Chronicle, 5 June 1917)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

[17] Zealand, National Library of New. "Papers Past | THE TE ANAU FIRE. (Hastings Standard, 20 June 1917)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

[18] Zealand, National Library of New. "Papers Past | A FIREMAN'S DEATH (Evening Post, 5 June 1917)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

[19] Zealand, National Library of New (16 April 1912). "Papers Past | Death of a Fireman. (Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., 16 April 1912)". Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate. p. 5. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

[20] Zealand, National Library of New (18 May 1914). "Papers Past | OTHER FATAL FIRES. (Dominion, 18 May 1914)". Dominion. p. 6. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

[21] "FATAL FIRE AT FEILDING". Manawatu Herald. 5 October 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

[22] "THE TRAGEDY OF THE FIRE". Wanganui Chronicle. 6 October 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

[23] "FATAL FIRE AT FEILDING". Dominion. 5 October 1909. p. 7. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

[24] Zealand, National Library of New (8 October 1900). "Papers Past | Accidents and Fatalities. (Taranaki Herald, 8 October 1900)". Taranaki Herald. p. 2. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

[25] Zealand, National Library of New (3 October 1898). "Papers Past | OBITUARY. (New Zealand Times, 3 October 1898)". New Zealand Times. p. 3. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

[26] Zealand, National Library of New (17 October 1894). "Papers Past | FIRE ON THE MARAROA (Star, 17 October 1894)". Star (Christchurch). p. 3. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

[27] Zealand, National Library of New (3 August 1883). "Papers Past | Death of fireman Hillier. (Star, 3 August 1883)". Star (Christchurch). p. 3. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

[28] Inc., STQRY. "William Godwin – Discover – STQRY". discover.stqry.com. Retrieved 28 November 2018. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[29] Zealand, National Library of New (23 August 1872). "Papers Past | THE SOUTH. (New Zealand Herald, 23 August 1872)". New Zealand Herald. p. 2. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

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