Bay View Fire Cadets

Bay View Fire Cadets We are a youth fire cadet unit run from the Bay View Fire Brigade.

What a training!Our Bay View Fire Cadets headed down to the brand new Hawke's Bay Airport Fire Station today for a look ...
17/06/2026

What a training!

Our Bay View Fire Cadets headed down to the brand new Hawke's Bay Airport Fire Station today for a look around — and safe to say, it did not disappoint.

The airport firefighters were incredibly welcoming and gave our cadets the full tour of their flash new digs. Then came the moment everyone had been waiting for — getting hands-on with 'Judy Drench', the Rosenbauer Panther ARFF truck. Each cadet was able to sit in the cab and use the joystick control to throw water and try and knock the cones over.

The cadets also got some great practice in with branch handling using the high pressure delivery and advancing forward to hit the targets.

Honestly, it's visits like this that remind us why we do what we do. Seeing these young people light up around people who are genuinely passionate about their mahi is something else.

A massive thank you to the team at Hawke's Bay Airport Fire Service. You were so generous with your time and expertise, and our cadets (and trainers 😉) absolutely loved every minute of it. We really appreciate you investing in the next generation. 🔥

Tonight we took the Cadets for a trip over to the Hastings Fire Station to train in their BATB. The BATB ( Breathing App...
10/06/2026

Tonight we took the Cadets for a trip over to the Hastings Fire Station to train in their BATB.

The BATB ( Breathing Apparatus Training Building), is a space we firefighters train in that allows us to become confident moving through confined spaces and obstacles in complete darkness wearing full level 2 PPE and breathing apparatus. Think of it as a hot, dark Chipmunks Playland for firefighters 😂

Our cadets had the incredible opportunity to experience this for themselves in their level 1 PPE. After a quick practice session with the lights on, they were paired up and braved the building in the dark. Negotiating three levels, tyres, nets, trapdoors, ladders and more, following a guide line the entire way.

They aced it! Their confidence grew each time they went through and they realised just how important communication and looking after their partner is. Needless to say the van ride back home was filled with a lot of excitement for what they’d accomplished.

A massive thank you to SFF McQuade from the Hastings Station for allowing us to visit and for overseeing our training tonight. This was an amazing opportunity for our cadets and they won’t forget it anytime soon.

A big thank you also to Eskdale School for allowing us use of the school van to transport our Cadets safely to and from the BATB. We really appreciate your kindness. (We also tuned the radio back to The Breeze for you Mr Cheer 😉).

We love our community! We are so grateful to Craig and Jodi who saw our page and kindly offered us their epic b...
27/05/2026

We love our community! We are so grateful to Craig and Jodi who saw our page and kindly offered us their epic burn pile for our cadet training.

This afternoon we headed over to their property and got to work. A health and safety briefing took place followed by a 360 site inspection to identify hazards. We spoke about the safe person concept - keeping ourselves and our crew safe and ensuring we had the correct PPE on. We then discussed the stages of a fire and the fire triangle.

We then got to work dampening down the surrounding grass and bushes before finding a safe space to stand while it was lit. The pile was nice and dry so caught alight quickly. The cadets were then tasked to keep an eye out for ember transfer and hot spots. We had our trusty tanker on site in case we needed it.

It was a great opportunity for our cadets to experience this in a safe and controlled environment. Thanks again Craig and Jodi!

Some images from the TIC of our cadets doing their search and rescue. Can you spot our trusty rescue dummy Barb?
21/05/2026

Some images from the TIC of our cadets doing their search and rescue. Can you spot our trusty rescue dummy Barb?

21/05/2026

Jacs and Lincoln’s search inside the smoked out room through the eyes of our TIC (Thermal Imaging Camera). They boys worked well together with great communication. Awesome work!

Last night the cadets learnt some basic search and rescue skills. An obstacle course was set up where they had to follow...
21/05/2026

Last night the cadets learnt some basic search and rescue skills. An obstacle course was set up where they had to follow a guideline while blindfolded and communicate to each other along the way.

They then got to put their newfound skills to the test. Each pair were tasked to enter a smoked out room thanks to our trusty smoke machine. Their task was to search either left or right and locate and extricate the paitent.

Some excellent teamwork and communication coming through from our cadets!

Tonight we were joined by our mates from Te Pōhue Volunteer Rural Fire . The cadets got to check out their rural truck a...
13/05/2026

Tonight we were joined by our mates from Te Pōhue Volunteer Rural Fire . The cadets got to check out their rural truck and smoke chaser and have a look at how they were different to our appliances.

We then headed down to the Petane Domain where the cadets were tasked with their scenario: To create a water supply relay with the equipment off Bay View 541 and Te Pōhue 7371.

They successfully established their relay from a hydrant, through two portable / improvised dams, using two Wajax pumps to move water forward to a working length with a branch on the end.

It was an awesome night of teamwork. The cadets are growing their skillset each week and the confidence is really starting to show through.

A massive thank you to Fliss, Norm and Murray from Te Pōhue for kindly donating your time to come to training and for sharing your experience and knowledge with our Cadets.

Today we celebrate all the Mums, Nanas, Aunties, caregivers, and mother figures who stand beside our Bay View Fire Cadet...
09/05/2026

Today we celebrate all the Mums, Nanas, Aunties, caregivers, and mother figures who stand beside our Bay View Fire Cadets.

Thank you for the love, patience and support you give to help these young people grow into confident future leaders.

Happy Mother’s Day from all of us at Bay View Fire Cadets. 🔥❤️

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