Spate of scrub fires in Bay of Plenty

Firefighters were kept busy with a number of vegetation fires in the Bay of Plenty yesterday. Photo / File

Firefighters have been kept busy with a number of vegetation fires in the Bay of Plenty.

A fire communications spokesman said firefighters were called to a vegetation fire in Tawera, Whakatāne, about 3.30pm on Sunday.

Fire brigades from Taneatua and Whakatāne responded to the 30m by 20m fire.

Three fire brigades were called to a shelter belt fire in Paengaroa at 3.46pm.

The fire was about 50m in length, the spokesman said.

Maketū, Pukehina and Te Puke fire brigades all attended.

At 8.07pm, firefighters also responded to a small vegetation fire in Paengaroa.

"A couple of fence posts caught fire," a fire communications spokesman said.

The Maketū fire brigade attended as well as a water tanker from Te Puke.