Kinloch Fire Brigade

12/02/2026

It has been a huge few weeks for the team with a number of big calls!! 🔥🔥

Structure, car and vegetation fires - the operational crew have all had the opportunity to get on the hose and gain valuable experience with bigger scale call-outs! Getting to work with crews from different brigades to collaborate on these jobs always provides great learning opportunities.

We would like to thank the families and employers of our responders. We know it can put pressure on others when we run out the door and we thank you for the support! 💛

10/02/2026

Appreciation post 🙌
Our employer and sponsor board is looking very healthy, and we couldn’t be more grateful. A huge thank you to our employers for supporting us in giving back to our community and local region, and to all the businesses that back what we do. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing more about these incredible businesses, so stay tuned.

19/01/2026

Huge congratulations to Nick Berryman our newest firefighter at Kinloch Station ❤️‍🔥

Last week Nick completed his recruits course at the National Training Centre and has earnt his new yellow firefighting helmet 💛 🤝🏽

13/01/2026

RESTRICTED FIRE SEASON 🔥

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is moving Bay of Plenty to a restricted fire season at 5pm on Tuesday 13 January, until further notice.

A restricted fire season means a permit is required to light an open-air fire.

Announcing the fire season change, Community Risk Manager Luke Burgess says the recent warm and dry weather means the fire risk across the region has increased.

"In these conditions fire will travel fast and will be difficult for our crews to extinguish.

"Having a restricted fire season gives us greater control of who can burn and when, and we can provide direct fire safety advice to those completing burns."

The public can apply for a permit at www.checkitsalright.nz
Luke Burgess says that although some isolated rain is forecast, it will be predominantly dry, hot and windy which increases the fire danger.

"We are asking the public to take extra care during these conditions."

For fire safety tips and more information about the activities you can and can’t do in a restricted fire season, go to www.checkitsalright.nze

12/01/2026

A great start to the year with our first official training last night 🔥

Drafting water out of the lake and establishing a ground monitor! A good challenge to start the year and show some new recruits what it’s all about 😉

08/01/2026

06/01/2026

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 💥

The year has had a very busy start with lots of calls of a huge variety for the team! And all times of the day and night 🔥 🚙 🌲

Some of you may have spotted us out there training this afternoon and carrying out our weekly truck checks!!

Today’s aim was to help one of our recruits complete his final training before heading off on his week long course to become a firefighter! We ran through ladders before completing a search and rescue scenario. 🔦 🔥

Bring on a great 2026! Never a dull moment on station 🚨

23/12/2025

21/12/2025

We recently held our Honours Evening at the Kinloch Club to celebrate our hardworking brigade members! 🏆

We were able to award our brigade trophies and UFBA Service Awards. It was a great night to get together with the families of all our firefighters to recognise the hard work that goes into keeping the station running. ❤️

Thankyou to Mayor John Funnell for attending and the Kinloch Club for hosting us.

We look forward to another great honours night next year. 🚒

11/12/2025

What a day at the car show! We are so grateful for the amazing people and businesses who came together for the inugral Tomo’s Saws and Mowers Car Show 🚙

We were so fortunate to receive a generous donation towards the station thanks to the efforts of the supporters and volunteers on the day!

Tomo's Saws and Mowers
KCA
7 Oaks Trust
Henry Hall Trust
Tuki Trust
Mitre 10 Mega
Repco
Super Cheap Auto
Liquor Land
Bottle O
Drop Zone
Plateau
Double Shot
Incredible India
Piccolo's
Lionels
Taupo Hunt
Brenda’s Bloomers

09/12/2025

👏👏👏👏👏👏

397kg of goodies delivered to the Awhi­na Trust Inc Taupō Food Bank!
A huge thank you to everyone in Kinloch for your generous donations.
We may have done the collecting — but you are the ones who made it happen. 🙌

08/12/2025

What an amazing turnout by the community last night 😍👩🏼‍🚒🎅🏼

Everything from cans and chocolate to Christmas crackers, napkins and even colouring in packs! Our community is amazingly generous and we can’t thank you enough! We think this is our biggest collection yet!

This is our 3rd year doing the food drive for Taupo Food Bank and we hope to keep on this awesome tradition ❤️

There is still a box outside of the station until lunchtime today so if anyone has a last minute donation it would be gratefully accepted.