20/01/2026
🚨🌧️ Wet Weather Safety Reminder from Your Local Volunteer Fire Brigade 🚒🌧️
With the wet weather settling in, we’re asking everyone to take a few simple steps to stay safe on the roads and around home:
🚗 On the Road
• Slow down — wet roads mean longer stopping distances.
• Increase your following distance.
• Turn your lights on so you’re easier to see.
• Watch for surface flooding and avoid driving through deep or fast‑moving water.
• Drive to the conditions, not the speed limit.
🏠 Around Home
• Keep an eye out for blocked drains or gutters that could cause flooding.
• Secure outdoor items — wind and rain can move things quickly.
• If you see downed powerlines, keep well clear and call your power provider immediately.
🌧️ General Safety
• If you don’t need to travel, it’s safer to stay put.
• Check on neighbours, elderly whānau, and vulnerable people.
• Stay updated through official channels for weather warnings and road closures.
If you come across an emergency, call 111 immediately.
Stay safe, look after one another, and give yourself extra time out there.
Ngā mihi nui,
Wellsford Volunteer Fire Brigade
“Kia haumaru i a koutou i ngā āwhā.”
Stay safe out there during the storms.
