Paraparaumu Fire Brigade

19/08/2026

🔥 125 YEARS OF SERVICE – 1902 to 2027 🔥

From humble beginnings to the modern day, the Levin Volunteer Fire Brigade has proudly served our community with courage, commitment, and dedication for 125 years! 🚒❤️

To mark this incredible milestone, we are calling on ALL past and present members, families, and supporters—as well as our fantastic local Levin community!

We would love to see our Past members, families and local community join us over our celebration weekend to help honour the people, the history, and the appliances that have served Levin over the decades.

👉 JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP TODAY!
Keep an eye out for and join the Levin Volunteer Fire Brigade 125th Facebook group! It’s the official space for past and present members where you can:
👥 Connect with former and current brigade members
📸 Share your old photos and memories
📖 Share stories from your time with the brigade
🎉 Keep up to date with everything planned for our 2028 weekend celebrations.

📅 SAVE THE DATE:
Mark your calendars for our celebration weekend: Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th MARCH 2028!
Honouring our past, celebrating our present, building our future.

Help us spread the word—tag a former brigade member in the comments below, share this post, and stay tuned for updates! 👇✨

18/08/2026

11/08/2026

🔥 WHO DESERVES TO BE NZ’S VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE OF THE YEAR? 🔥

Every day, volunteer fire brigades across Aotearoa show up for their communities — any time, every time.

They’re there when the siren sounds 🚨 but their contribution goes far beyond emergency response. They visit our schools, support local events, lend a hand when times are tough and help make our communities stronger.

Now it’s your turn to show up for them ❤️

To celebrate International Volunteer Year 2026, the UFBA has launched our Brigade of the Year 2026 campaign, and we want to hear what makes your local volunteer fire brigade special.

💬 Tell us their story.
Maybe they go above and beyond for your community.
Maybe they’ve been there for you or someone you know.
Maybe they have incredible team spirit.
Or maybe you simply want to acknowledge all the times they’ve shown up for you and your community.

📅 Nominations close Sunday 11 October.

🏆 Three brigades will be named Brigade of the Year 2026 for the Small, Medium and Large Brigade categories and receive a trophy and vouchers to support the brigade and its members. The winners will be announced at the UFBA's Conference Hui on 25 October.

👉 Full details including the nomination form and terms and conditions are available on the UFBA’s website: https://www.ufba.org.nz/brigade-of-the-year-2026

04/08/2026

Brrrrr! Many parts of the motu are feeling the cold, which means there are fires and heaters cranking in lots of households today!

So, this is a reminder to keep a one metre clearance around your heater or fireplace. Soft furnishings such as blankets, clothes, beds and couches don’t need to be touching a heat source to catch fire, if they are too close, they will burn!

🔥Hot tip: If you’re unsure, measure it. Remind yourself how big a metre is because ‘she’ll be right’ won’t cut it!

14/07/2026

The Paraparaumu Fire Brigade over Matariki weekend would like to acknowledge the service honours of:

🚒Station Officer 👩🏼‍🚒 Mike Bennett ⭐️
For receiving their 25 year gold star medal

🚒Station Officer 👩🏼‍🚒 Tim Morgan 🖼️
For receiving their 40 year certificate

The night was one of friendship, stories and memories.
Thank you for the support you have provided to the Kapiti community 24/7
When someone needs help no matter the time or weather conditions.

🚒Paraparaumu Fire Brigade🚒

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09/07/2026