Morrinsville Volunteer Fire Brigade

22/06/2026

A reminder to everyone: when you see emergency lights, slow down and give emergency vehicles space when it’s safe to do so. A few extra seconds for you could save a life for someone else. 🚒🚑🚓

It's stating the obvious, but you must make space for emergency vehicles that have their sirens or lights on.

If an emergency vehicle is heading in your direction on a road with multiple lanes in the same direction, slow down and get into the left-most lane, then move as far left as is safe. This'll let the emergency vehicle pass you using the lane to your right.

If traffic is congested, and you’re in the right-most lane, pull over as far to the right as possible. This’ll create a gap in the middle for the emergency vehicle.

Emergency vehicle drivers are trained to navigate around traffic, so you slowing and stopping safely, and being predictable, will help them pass you safely.

One emergency vehicle can be followed by another, so wait, check your mirrors, and only continue when it’s safe.

14/06/2026

It’s Te Wiki Tūao ā-Motu - National Volunteer Week!

Today we celebrate our incredible team of 34 volunteers at the Morrinsville Volunteer Fire Brigade, who are part of a wider whānau of more than 11,800 volunteers serving across nearly 590 stations throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. 🙌

Our volunteers are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, ready to respond whenever their community needs them.

Behind every callout is a sacrifice. Family dinners are interrupted, work is left for others to cover, and special moments with loved ones are often missed. Yet our volunteers continue to answer the call with dedication, commitment, and courage.

Today, we thank our volunteers for everything they do. We also extend our gratitude to their whānau and employers, whose support makes it possible for them to serve our community when it matters most. ❤️

07/06/2026

Drinking? Don’t Drive.

Yes, it’s that simple.

01/06/2026

Total call-outs for May

29/05/2026

Heading away for the long weekend?
Complete our quick checklist to help make it the best one yet!

✅ Hair straighteners & chargers unplugged
✅ Stove, oven & heaters turned off
✅ Doors & windows locked
✅ Smoke alarms checked
✅ Toothbrush packed
✅ Road trip snacks & water ready
✅ Seatbelts on before driving
✅ Take regular breaks on long drives
✅ Don’t drive tired or distracted
✅ Check the weather & road conditions

Have a safe kings birthday weekend!

22/05/2026

Good luck tomorrow to our 8 firefighters going to the sky tower climb tomorrow. This amazing event raises life saving funds for people living with blood cancer. Go hard team, we are all supporting you 🔥

Tomorrow firefighters from across Aotearoa are climbing the Sky Tower to raise money for Blood Cancer New Zealand who support Kiwis living with blood cancer. ❤️

51 flights of stairs, 1103 steps, AND wearing 25kg of firefighting gear! 🥵

Ka pai to all the fundraising efforts so far and good luck to everyone climbing, you got this! ✊

If you want to watch live tomorrow the livestream starts at 8.00am, use this link 👀 https://www.youtube.com/live/mGdysSQYNFI

13/05/2026

It’s getting colder 🥶

Make sure chimneys are clean and free of birds nests before you light

02/05/2026

Call-outs for the month of April 🚒

24/04/2026

Lest we forget 🌹

20/04/2026

You may notice flooding around drains and roads throughout town. Please reduce your speed when driving through affected areas, and help keep yourself and others safe. Thank you 🌧️