Henderson Volunteer Fire Brigade

03/06/2026

The crew on Henderson 651 is getting up to something a bit different this evening 🎬

01/06/2026

Tonight crews from Henderson, Auckland City and Te Atatu attended a well involved House Fire in Ranui. The fire has since been extinguished and crews are on scene monitoring for hot spots 🔥 🏠

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/west-auckland-home-engulfed-in-flames-as-firefighters-bring-ranui-blaze-under-control/VSZSMQLT5BEFPKZRXXOFTYEIOY/ West Auckland home engulfed in flames as firefighters bring Rānui blaze under control

19/05/2026

With these nice sunny days at the moment the colder weather at nights is starting to set in for good. It is recommended to get your fireplace swept before you have your fire within it. Make sure to get your electrical appliances tested yearly!

18/05/2026

Our FREE winter appliance testing event in Henderson is TOMORROW!!!

Bring along your heater, electric blanket or any small appliance that you use to heat you or your home in winter and we will test it for free.

Not sure if we will test it, flick us a message and we can let you know.

15/05/2026

The Henderson Volunteer Fire Brigade has been informed of the passing of life honorary member Tony A. Scott (Scotty Senior) on Tuesday evening 12/05/2026.
Tony joined the Henderson Volunteer Fire Brigade in 1962. In 1972 he became one of the two staff that were Henderson Day Manning. In 1975 became Black Watch at Henderson Fire Station. In the mid 1980s he transferred to Auckland Brigade as a career firefighter serving on Green Watch at Ellerslie and Parnell fire stations until he left the Fire Service in 1996.
A private family funeral has already taken place.

09/05/2026

💥What a start to the year!💥
Here’s a look back at the jobs we’ve attended during the first four months of the year, covering the first third of the year’s statistics.

January 🗓️

🏢 🚨🔔 PFA = 15 (Fire Alarm Activation)
🫀🆘🚒 Medical = 2
👨‍🚒☣️ Hazardous Substances = 0
🔍 🌫️ 🚒 Smoke investigation = 1
🚙🔥 Car Fire = 0
🏠🔥🏢 Structure Fire (House and Building)= 5
⚠️🌧️ Weather Related = 1
💥🚗 ⚠️ MVC (Motor Vehicle Crash) = 1
⏳ Station Standby = 0
Total = 25

February 🗓️

🏢 🚨🔔 PFA = 14 (Fire Alarm Activation)
🫀🆘🚒 Medical = 0
👨‍🚒☣️ Hazardous Substances = 1
🔍 🌫️ 🚒 Smoke investigation = 3
🚙🔥 Car Fire = 0
🏠🔥🏢 Structure Fire (House and Building)= 4
⚠️🌧️ Weather Related = 0
💥🚗 ⚠️ MVC (Motor Vehicle Crash) = 1
⏳ Station Standby = 0
Total = 23

March🗓️

🏢 🚨🔔 PFA = 11 (Fire Alarm Activation)
🫀🆘🚒 Medical = 0
👨‍🚒☣️ Hazardous Substances = 1
🔍 🌫️ 🚒 Smoke investigation = 2
🚙🔥 Car Fire = 0
🏠🔥🏢 Structure Fire (House and Building)= 6
⚠️🌧️ Weather Related = 0
💥🚗 ⚠️ MVC (Motor Vehicle Crash) = 2
⏳ Station Standby = 3
Total = 25

April 🗓️

🏢 🚨🔔 PFA = 13 (Fire Alarm Activation)
🫀🆘🚒 Medical = 0
👨‍🚒☣️ Hazardous Substances = 1
🔍 🌫️ 🚒 Smoke investigation = 1
🚙🔥 Car Fire = 3
🏠🔥🏢 Structure Fire (House and Building)= 3
⚠️🌧️ Weather Related = 0
💥🚗 ⚠️ MVC (Motor Vehicle Crash) = 2
⏳ Station Standby = 1
Total = 24

2026 Total so far is 97 call-outs 🚒 🔥

06/05/2026

❄️🔥 WINTER WARMER SAFETY CHECK 🔥❄️

As the colder weather has arrived and set in. Now is the perfect time to make sure your winter heating sources are safe to use at home 🏠💙

Bring your electrical winter warmers along to Henderson Fire Station for FREE electrical safety testing ⚡

✅ Electric blankets
✅ Heated blankets
✅ Heat pads
✅ Heaters

Please note: This is NOT a same day service ⚠️

If you’re planning on using your fireplace this winter, remember to get your chimney cleaned/swept before lighting your first fire. A clean chimney helps reduce the risk of chimney fires 🔥

If you are using a heat pump to keep your family toasty this winter. Make sure that you have cleaned the filters regularly this helps to keep the heat pump running efficiently. Remember to close doors to rooms you don’t need to heat to help heat travel to where you need it most 🛏️🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒

Lastly, it is a good time to make sure you have the correct amount of smoke alarms within your home (every bedroom, hallway and living area) Be sure to test to make sure they are working. Remember if you are sleeping with your bedroom door shut you need to have a smoke alarm in each bedroom🚨
For more information on smoke alarms please see the link below ⬇️

https://www.fireandemergency.nz/home-fire-safety/smoke-alarms/

Let’s keep our homes and families fire safe this winter 🤗🧑‍🚒

27/04/2026

If you have seen a lot of smoke around and wondering what is happening 🚒 There is a large fire in Glendene at a commercial premises. Please avoid the area so that that we can do our job 🧑‍🚒🔥

‼️ 2pm update ‼️

As of 12.20pm, crews have scaled back operations.
One truck remains at the incident ground dampening down hotspots.
Fire investigators are at the scene.

‼️ 10.30am update ‼️

Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews are currently responding to a large fire at a boat building facility in Glendene, Auckland.

There are fourteen crews responding to the fire including support crews. Crews are working to bring the fire under control.

People in the vicinity of the fire are advised to keep windows and doors closed if impacted by smoke. The public is also being asked to avoid the area.

24/04/2026

Today our crew had the honour of participating in the ANZAC Day parade, standing alongside our community and other service personnel to remember and reflect.

We pay our respects to the service and sacrifice of those who have served and those of whom served and made the ultimate sacrifice.
We take a moment to pay our respects to those who continue to serve.

Lest we forget 🇳🇿

11/04/2026

From 9pm tonight (Saturday) five Civil Defence Centres will be open these are for people who:

1️⃣ need to leave your home
2️⃣ can’t get home
3️⃣ can't shelter with friends or whānau overnight

⛑️Ostend Hall, Waiheke Island - Belgium Street, Ostend, Waiheke Island
⛑️Wellsford Community Centre, 1 Matheson Road, Wellsford
⛑️Shoesmith Hall, Shoesmith Street and Brown Road, Warkworth
⛑️Helensville War Memorial Hall, 2 Porter Crescent Helensville
⛑️Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place Auckland

🏠These centres will provide shelter, light snacks, and some basic sleeping arrangements.

👕 Please bring warm clothing and essential items like medicines, baby and children’s items and special food you may need.

♿️ All Civil Defence Centres are wheelchair accessible

🐶 A small number of pets can be accommodated (cats must be in cages and dogs on a lead)

Please stay safe. Check in on elderly, vulnerable, and those who may need extra support. Let’s look out for one another 💙


Check Auckland Emergency Management website for more detail: https://www.aucklandemergencymanagement.govt.nz/your-local/emergency-relief-centres/

UPDATE Monday 13 April | Mōrena everyone. All of our Civil Defence Centres have now CLOSED. Thank you to all of the council staff, our response teams and volunteers and our community partners who worked together to stand these sites up and take care of our communities 🫶❤️

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UPDATE TO CIVIL DEFENCE CENTRE OPENING HOURS:
Sunday 12 April, 2:40pm

We've had 28 people using our Civil Defence Centres overnight, and we're now in the process of closing down those no longer required.

UPCOMING CLOSURES ON SUNDAY 12 APRIL:
-Helensville War Memorial Hall - closing at 2.00pm
-Shoesmith Hall, Warkworth - closing at 6.30pm

These centres will be on standby to open again should the need arise.

-Ellen Melville Centre, Auckland CBD will be stood down at 8pm, transitioning to close at 8am tomorrow Monday 13 April.

Ostend Hall on Waiheke Island and Wellsford Community Centre will remain open overnight.

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Good afternoon Auckland, a couple of really important things.

1️⃣ We've just issued an emergency mobile alert to the Auckland region. We're taking every opportunity to make sure our communities use this afternoon to prepare for Cyclone Vaianu and have a plan in place for Sunday.

2️⃣ From 9pm tonight (Saturday) five Civil Defence Centres will be open.

If you need to leave your home, can’t get home, or can't shelter with friends or whānau overnight, temporary shelter will be available at our Civil Defence Centres in the wider Auckland region.

- Ostend Hall, Waiheke Island - Belgium Street, Ostend, Waiheke Island
- Wellsford Community Centre, 1 Matheson Road, Wellsford
- Shoesmith Hall, Shoesmith Street and Brown Road, Warkworth
- Helensville War Memorial Hall, 2 Porter Crescent Helensville
- Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place Auckland

🏠These centres will provide shelter, light snacks, and some basic sleeping arrangements.

👕 Please bring warm clothing and essential items like medicines, baby and children’s items and special food you may need.

♿️ All Civil Defence Centres are wheelchair accessible

🐶 A small number of pets can be accommodated (cats must be in cages and dogs on a lead).

Check our website for more detail: https://www.aucklandemergencymanagement.govt.nz/your-local/emergency-relief-centres/

Stay safe everyone 🫶