Ōmokoroa Volunteer Fire Brigade

Once again our First Response team has been very busy, responding 16 times from the 20th November to the 20th December, taking the total number of calls for the year’s to 229. This is a huge increase on last years total and has had our volunteer team stretched to capacity some days when they are called three and four times.

However, they have not faltered and have managed to respond to every call. A four-day training course held in our station on the last weekend of November saw six new volunteers qualify as First Responders which has helped relieve the pressure on the others in the team. Congratulations to the newbies and congratulations and well done to the whole team for their dedication and commitment throughout 2021.

Our team of Firefighters has not been as busy, responding four times in the last month to minor incidents. This is a good trend and I thank you all for attending training and callouts.

A huge thank you to Seeka, our major sponsor of the First Response unit. They were instrumental in helping establish this unit and we are very grateful for their continued support.

Another huge thank you to Tall Poppy and the sales team who sponsored our response utility. Without the support of these generous people, we would struggle to provide the prompt, efficient service that our community now enjoys.

Thank you to our dedicated team of volunteers who give hundreds of free hours to Fire and Emergency NZ and the Ōmokoroa community, protecting the community and helping those in need. Keep safe in 2022.