Kilbirnie Fire Station

10/04/2026

Kia ora everyone. You probably know cyclone Vaianu is tracking towards us and while we're not sure how Wellington will be affected, the message is the same.
Please secure any loose items outside especially trampolines and consider clearing gutters and drains.
If you have, or witness a wind related incident, please call 111 and ask for Fire. Stay safe everyone!

03/04/2026

Kia ora folks, It's that time of year to wind back the clocks so we'd ask you to please check your smoke alarms.
Did you know you can't smell smoke when you're asleep, so smoke slams are the best way to protect you and your whanau from fire.
If you need help or advice about smoke alarms, please call Kilbirnie Fire Station on 387-3078.

01/04/2026

Kia ora everyone,
You may have heard about the troubles with our organisation FENZ, with faulty trucks, substandard equipment, staff shortages, no cancer cover and our top heavy mismanagement.

We would ask you all to please sign and share this petition calling for an independent enquiry into FENZ's mismanagement of our organisation.
We thank you for your ongoing support.

Join us in building a better world

18/03/2026

Oh dear, it seems we sprang a leak during the last big rain storm! Some of you sharp eyed ones may have spied the Kilbirnie tower in the footage. Check out to see how bad things really are.

Please remember if you have an emergency during a storm event, be it loose roofing or trampoline, flooding, blown out windows, whatever.
Please call 111 and ask for Fire. We are here to help.

14/02/2026

Kia ora everyone. The Met Service have issued weather warnings for the next couple of days.
Please secure any loose outdoor items, especially trampolines and ensure gutters and drains are clear.
If you have, or witness, a weather related incident or emergency, please call 111 and ask for Fire.
We're here to help.

01/01/2026

Happy New Year folks, welcome to 2026!
If you have an emergency, or witness one, please call 111 and ask for Fire.
If you need advice about smoke alarms, call us at the station 387-3078. We are here to help.
Photo courtesy Derek Quinn, 111 Emergency.

20/12/2025

Seasons greeting everyone! The good boys and girls of Red Watch will be on duty Christmas day if you need them followed by their Green Watch mates for Xmas night.

If you have an emergency, please call 111 and ask for Fire.

From all of us here at Station 24, Kilbirnie, we wish you a safe and happy holidays and a very Meri Kirihimete!
We'll see you all in 2026!

14/12/2025

A tough afternoon for Green Watch fighting a house fire on Onepu Road today. Crews from Newtown, City and Brooklyn as well as our Operational Support Unit joined us and worked hard to extinguish the fire quickly.

Fortunately nobody was home, but the house was badly damaged. Our thoughts are with the family.

Please ensure you have working smoke alarms. If you need help or advice about smoke alarms, call us at the station (04) 387-3078.

If you see a fire or emergency, call 111 and ask for Fire.

11/12/2025

Brown Watch had a busy end to their shift with a scrub fire behind the new sludge minimisation plant at Moa Point. With help from our mates at Newtown & City Stations, Airport Fire and the Wainui Bushforce & Wellington North Rural fire who were also deployed, the blaze was quickly brought under control and extinguished. The cause of the fire is being investigated.
If you see smoke or a fire like this, please call 111 to report it.

11/12/2025

Kia ora everyone. Our Union has put together some informative graphics to give you some idea of what we're up against with our employer FENZ and why we're striking.
We will be at the corner of John Street and Adelaide Road in Newtown tomorrow from 12pm-1pm.
We absolutely hate that it has come to this, but FENZ is not listening to us and spinning the truth about the state of our fire service.
Please support us to protect you. Thank you.