Palmerston North Fire Brigade

01/06/2026

It's not very often we get the opportunity to line up 4 appliances that have all carried the same call sign but with a new truck on the horizon now is that time! Four generations of Palmerston North 211 (PALM211) all proudly standing side by side and were all introduced as new to our brigade. From L-R is a 1999 Scania P94DB (now PALM212), 2009 Scania P310 (now Milson 201), 2017 MAN TGM (current PALM211) and 2021 MAN TGM (to be PALM211).
We're excited to finally have some newer appliances joining our fleet with Milson also receiving an upgrade identical to the newest PALM211 in the next few weeks.

27/05/2026

Today Otaki Paramedic Chuck Williams is on day 3 of his epic 191km walk from Otaki to Dannevirke all in the name of Te Kiwi Maia, a fantastic charity who support first responders and defence staff through mental health struggles.
Chuck is due to come into Palmy today via Milson Line between 1630 - 1700 today. If you see him on the road give him a toot and a wave, we're sure he'd appreciate it.
You can also head to his page to see more details and to donate to this great cause.

22/05/2026

Best of luck to our 6 members climbing the Skytower alongside over a thousand other firefighters from across the motū. All in the name of Blood Cancer NZ. If you wish to donate to the team head to the below link
https://firefighterschallenge.org.nz/t/2026-palmerston-north-fire-station

16/04/2026

STRIKE ACTION NUMBER 26!
Today (FRIDAY) will see Industrial Action take place between 12pm-1pm.
We are standing up and united as the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union for FENZ not only come to the bargaining table but to put Operational issues as a priority. We would appreciate if you took a few moments to sign a petition to support a public enquiry into FENZ.
We thank those who continue to support us from waves, visits, t***s and walking with us. We are stronger together!
Go to …..

https://www.together.org.nz/direemergency

Thank you.

07/04/2026

27/03/2026

Today's national strike action was called off from the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union National Committee due to dozens of communities being affected by extreme weather with multiple crews either in recovery mode or still deployed. This didn't stop our crews from heading down to help out setting up for Relay For Life. We were proud to still be able to give back to our community especially to the great cause that is the Cancer Society.
Good luck to all those taking part in this great event this weekend 💪👌