Luggate Volunteer Fire Brigade

Luggate Volunteer Fire Brigade Luggate Volunteer Fire Brigade is a great team of locals and 100% volunteer. We provide an important service to our community when they need us most.

We attend around 100 call-outs a year. We attend around 80 call-outs a year - about half are to fires. We also respond to medical incidents, motor vehicle incidents and other requests for help.

Better late than never! Our Easter Weekend at Warbirds Over Wanaka round up 🛩This year had us stationed at the Airport f...
10/05/2026

Better late than never!

Our Easter Weekend at Warbirds Over Wanaka round up 🛩

This year had us stationed at the Airport for 4 days - Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sun. The weather was not terribly desirable but thank golly for Level 2s!

It was great to have the 2 lads from Kaiapoi join us for 3 days - they are welcome in our station any time 🙌🏼

We had a Community Engagement tent setup alongside our trucks and the team did a great job of getting the public through, talking fire safety and safe meeting points, as well as some fun in the VR headset.

A bit quieter than usual on the planes front due to no Airforce but an enjoyable few days of great flying was enjoyed, a credit to the organizers and pilots for being able to pivot after that announcement and still put on a good show.

Great to work alongside Wanaka Volunteer Fire Brigade and Queenstown Airport crew again with the Command Truck taking the lead.

Thanks to our team for giving up their long weekend to ensure the safety of others once again, its a massive feat for a small brigade like ours, and one that doesnt go thankless.

Enjoy these snaps of the crew over the 4 days - we look forward to being in attendance in 2 years time. 🚒🛩

(Thank you Temu for our on theme sunnies)

Fire and Emergency NZ
Warbirds Over Wanaka
Wānaka Airport

Warbirds Over Wanaka 2026 Day 1 under way ✈️ Cracker morning to kick things off.Kaiapoi Fire Brigade
02/04/2026

Warbirds Over Wanaka 2026 Day 1 under way ✈️

Cracker morning to kick things off.

Kaiapoi Fire Brigade

Ready for take-off at Warbirds Over Wānaka 2026 🚒✈️Training night at the airport is done, and now we’re counting down to...
02/04/2026

Ready for take-off at Warbirds Over Wānaka 2026 🚒✈️

Training night at the airport is done, and now we’re counting down to a huge weekend on the ground.

Our crew will be onsite for all 3 days alongside Wanaka Volunteer Fire Brigade and Queenstown Airport fire crew in the Panther 🐈‍⬛, helping keep things running safely.

We are thankful to have 2 fellow Fireys from Kaiapoi Fire Brigade come and help us out over the Airshow days - we hope our home baking impresses them 🤞

If you’re heading along, make sure you come and find us down the western end of the runway. We’ll have our tent set up next to the trucks, and we’d love for you to stop by for a chat.

Don’t be shy - we love meeting new people and fellow fireys from near and far. 👩‍🚒👨‍🚒🚒

🚒 FLEET EFFICIENCY UPDATE 🚒In response to the continued rise in fuel costs, we are pleased to announce a new initiative ...
31/03/2026

🚒 FLEET EFFICIENCY UPDATE 🚒

In response to the continued rise in fuel costs, we are pleased to announce a new initiative aimed at improving operational efficiency across our fleet.

Effective immediately, our trucks have been fitted with wind sails to assist with forward movement whenever favourable conditions allow. This environmentally conscious upgrade is expected to significantly reduce fuel consumption, provided the wind direction is cooperative.

While this may result in slightly slower response times on still days, crews will be undertaking a daily wind dance to encourage stronger gusts and improve travel times where possible.

We appreciate the community’s support as we continue to explore innovative, sustainable solutions for emergency response.

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12/03/2026

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LETS HEAR IT FOR THE LADIES 💃💃 It's International Women's Day, and we think thats pretty darn neat. Mainly because we ha...
08/03/2026

LETS HEAR IT FOR THE LADIES 💃💃

It's International Women's Day, and we think thats pretty darn neat.
Mainly because we have an awesome team of 4 women who contribute greatly to our brigade and assist with the operational success of our team. (And also because Christine keeps the team sweet with Rum Balls).

We proudly show off these members (L-R):

Operational Support C Howie-Hughes
Brigade Support C Humphrey
Recruit Firefighter H Mayen
Recruit Firefighter D Anderson

Here’s to the women in our brigade, and to all women making a difference in their communities every single day.

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05/03/2026

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🚨 This pretty much sums up our reality… Next time you hear the siren, here’s a little insight into what happens behind t...
04/03/2026

🚨 This pretty much sums up our reality… Next time you hear the siren, here’s a little insight into what happens behind the scenes…

🔊 The siren goes! We’re all in various stages of everyday life when it happens...

☕ Mid-cuppa? Down it goes
🍽 Just sat down to dinner after a long day? Sorry family…
🏢 At work? “Can someone cover me?” (will the boss roll their eyes at another callout? 😬)
🏠 At home with the kids?
Quick - call the neighbour? Drop them to Nana? Aunty? Uncle? 👦👧
👗👖What am I wearing?
Jeans under Level 2 gear? Not ideal… things get HOT 🔥
🧦 Got the right socks? (you learn this the hard way🦶🏼)
🚗 Jump in the car - who else is responding? Do we have a crew? Do we have a driver? Did I turn the stove off 🤔

🏣 Arrive at station
👩🏻‍🚒 Gear on
🚒 Truck started and we’re off 🚨

Now these kinds of questions start running through our heads…

What’s the job? 🔥 Fire? 🚗 Crash? 🚨 Alarm activation? 🩺 Medical call?

🤷🏼‍♂️ How big?
⏳️ How long will we be out?
🍽 When did I last eat?

🤔 Did I actually turn the stove off…?

🧭 Sometimes we spend longer finding the address than we do at the job

💧 Start hydrating - we get hot 🥵 we get sweaty 😓 we get dirty 🥴

🕑 Sometimes we’re done in 30 minutes 🕣️ Sometimes we’re there for 7 hours

Some jobs stay with you longer than others 😔

🚒 Then it’s back to station...
Clean gear, restock the truck, reset everything so we’re ready to do it all again next time

Finally… home time 🏠
Cold dinner/breakfast 🍽
Kids to collect 👦👧
Very necessary shower 🚿
Very welcoming bed 🛏

Sometimes it’s only for a couple of hours before the siren 🔊 goes again

Sometimes it’s up for work with tired eyes 👀 and aching muscles

That’s volunteer life 😊

That’s what happens when the siren 🔊 sounds in Luggate

We are your neighbours, we are your workmates, and we are here for you ❤️

If you are thinking of joining us, pop down to the station on a Monday night at 7.30pm to have a chat and ask questions 🚒

(Thank you to Lumsden Fire Brigade for this perfectly worded run down of what our days can look like)

We are off to the market! We will have the truck there, some crew, and some great info for community preparedness 🚒🧑‍🚒👩‍...
28/02/2026

We are off to the market!
We will have the truck there, some crew, and some great info for community preparedness 🚒🧑‍🚒👩‍🚒

Come say hi 👋 and see what sitting in the truck feels like (it may be something you would like to do more of!)

You’ve heard of a cat up a tree… yesterday it was a plane up a pine. ✈️🌲🚒The swift thinking of this Model Aircraft owner...
09/02/2026

You’ve heard of a cat up a tree… yesterday it was a plane up a pine. ✈️🌲🚒

The swift thinking of this Model Aircraft owner from the Southern Lakes Model Flying Club possibly saved this from turning into a much larger event. The lithium batteries that these planes use can alight after trauma (like getting flown into a tree), and in a Pine forest this could have turned interesting real fast.

A bit of water pressure and she glided right down with very minimal damage. A great result for all.

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113 Main Road
Luggate
9383

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+6434438555

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