Coalgate Volunteer Fire Brigade

15/12/2025

🔥🔥MIDNIGHT MONDAY🔥🔥

⚠ 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 ⚠

At 11.59 pm tonight the Canterbury District will move to Restricted Fire Season. That mean's that all open air fires will require a permit.

Please note that the Canterbury and Mid-South Canterbury boundaries are split and this applies to Canterbury North of the Rakaia River.

𝗧𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘁 👉 https://www.firepermit.nz/FENZ/Welcome.aspx

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 👉 It is a requirement to check and comply with the conditions of your permit.

To double check the fire season, check the weather conditions in your area or for any other rural fire safety education please visit https://checkitsalright.nz/

20/11/2025

🔥🔥Roger the Jack Russell has been found🔥🔥
Great result - thanks team!!!!

19/10/2025

🔥Have you had a burn off in the last two weeks? 🔥
With the strongest winds in the past few years expected this week (Monday through Thursday) please consider getting out there tonight/tomorrow, turning it over and getting it soaked right through.
Consistent and strong winds like this can stir up embers you’d think are long extinguished.

🔥if you see smoke during the upcoming high winds, its NOT an overreaction to call 111 and let them know!🔥

08/10/2025

🔥🔥WANTED🔥🔥

We are needing an old car to utilise in our training nights.
Doesn’t have to be drivable - we can pick it up as is where is, as long as it’s free (and windows intact preferably)!!

24/05/2025

🔥🔥WELL DONE TEAM!!🔥🔥
We did it! Thanks for the support everyone, a whopping $5003 was raised by Jason and Alicia from our incredible community. A well deserved rest ahead!

23/05/2025

🔥 We’re checked in!🔥
Our muster time is 12:20 so in 24 hours from now, we will be well and truely done!
Will post the link to the live stream tomorrow morning for those who want to follow along!

22/05/2025

🔥$269.10🔥
Thankyou so much to the generous locals who have contributed to the cash bank on the front counter at the Glentunnel Store. Jason and Alicia are smashing their financial goal thanks to our incredible friends, family and community - local and afar!

Still plenty of time to get your donations in - online donations close at midday this Saturday!

https://firefighterschallenge.org.nz/t/2025-coalgate-volunteer-fire-brigade?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKbaoVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHqv-GXa9wH2xHTtO1xqOzr2pGyMZsxRt7dpQFCxeaGJF4Tq8LAYhygINEutm_aem_m3oeKMk8og-Fvr78xjOAow

11/05/2025

🔥$1742.70🔥
That’s how much money we collected last night, between your cash donations and website contributions!
(Cash will be deposited Monday)
🔥 only 2 weeks to go until the Skytower Challenge!🔥

https://firefighterschallenge.org.nz/t/2025-coalgate-volunteer-fire-brigade

10/05/2025

Great night so far!
4 hours down, one to go!!

10/05/2025

🔥Jason and Alicia are at the Hororata Night Glow, all set up in the barn to raise some cash for the stair challenge in two weeks!
🔥We have ONE FREE ticket for the Night Glow available for those who have missed out. If you need one, or all three - first in first served! Comment on this post!!

17/03/2025

🔥🔥 Please read and consider signing, only your name and email required.🔥🔥

A parliament petition has been put together by one of our members, from the Queenstown Volunteer Fire Brigade, to change the ACC legislation to give volunteer firefighters the same ACC coverage and benefits as their paid colleagues.

We are proudly supporting our members’ initiative, as it has strong alignment with the UFBA’s Strategic Priority on our Fairness and Equity Campaign to get volunteer firefighters more coverage under ACC.

Here is the link to the petition: https://petitions.parliament.nz/5872f736-ed2f-443c-f919-08dd5b668762 (closes 30 April 2025)

Please show your support by signing the petition and share this through your networks, on your brigades' social media and with your friends, families, and colleagues.

The UFBA will continue to advocate at a national political level, but as one of the 12,000 volunteer firefighters, it is you who can drive this change from the ground up. The aim is that our combined efforts mean we will meet in the middle on the doorstep of the decision-makers.

More information on the petition and background details on the ACC issue can be found on our website - https://www.ufba.org.nz/news/members-petition-change-acc-legislation

05/02/2025

🔥Alicia and Jason are climbing the Skytower!🔥

On May 24th, two of our local firefighters are heading up to Auckland, to climb 51 flights (that’s 1103 stairs!) up the Skytower!

You’ll see us around multiple places fundraising the next few months, every dollar counts and is appreciated!

https://firefighterschallenge.org.nz/t/2025-coalgate-volunteer-fire-brigade