Turua Fire Brigade

26/08/2026

Please keep our rubbish truck drivers safe by responsibly disposing lithuim ion batteries

11/08/2026

🚒❤️ WE NEED YOUR VOTE! ❤️🚒

The UFBA is doing this Volunteer Fire Brigade Competition, and we’d love your support!

We might be a small brigade. We might not get hundreds of callouts or have a huge number of members, but what we do have is a whole lot of heart. ❤️

When the call comes, our volunteers put their hands up and turn out when they can. We train, we support our community, we help where we can, and we’re proud to represent our little patch of the country. 🚒

We don’t do it for recognition — we do it because our community matters to us.

But this time, we’d love a little recognition for our volunteers. 🥰

👉 Click the link below and vote for our brigade!
Every vote counts, and every vote would mean a lot to our small team.

And if you can share this post, even better!

Small brigade. Big heart. Big community spirit. ❤️🚒

Thank you for backing our volunteers — we couldn’t do what we do without the support of our community. ❤️

🔥 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

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

06/08/2026

Total calls for our little brigade so far this year.

04/08/2026

Just a little jiggle and a wiggle...

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!

25/07/2026

Ever wondered why our fire siren still goes off?

All hours of the day and night… it’s still one of the most reliable ways to make sure our volunteers know they’re needed right now.

When someone calls 111, seconds count. There are pagers, apps, calls and texts - but tech isn’t perfect. Coverage drops, messages lag, things fail. The siren is the one backup that doesn’t.

And yes, it’s loud. Yes, it might cut into your day or wake you up. We totally understand.

But when that siren breaks through the noise or the quiet still of the night think about what’s happening in that very moment: someone nearby might be facing one of the worst moments of their life, and our firefighters are dropping dinner, stepping away from work, getting out of bed, or pausing family time to respond.

That sound means your community is on the move and helping each other.

If you want to be part of the response team when the siren drops, come on down and meet the crew 7pm Wednesdays, it could be you!

09/07/2026

Happy Matariki. Drive safe on the roads if you are traveling this weekend.
Here are some Matariki fire safety tips if you are planning a fire.

05/07/2026

26/06/2026

We had an early start this morning with concrete getting poured. We had many hands to get the job done faster.

Many thanks to NG Earthworks for your donated time and materials to get the concreting done, Nathan and Kelvin much appreciated.
Many thanks to LBT Cement Thames Valley for supplying the concrete.

We will then proceed to assemble our remembrance pergola of our passed on firefighters.

So watch this space as we will update again when completed.

Much appreciation for everyone that came and helped today, brigade members, family and friends.