Kinloch Fire Brigade

31/10/2025

We’re proud to welcome Mystays Kinloch as one of our new sponsors. As the busy season approaches, contact Joy your local for expert holiday home management and peace of mind.

27/10/2025

What a day at the Kinloch Market yesterday! 🔥

We had a great time meeting so many people, selling delicious sausages and demonstrating what to do and what NOT to do in a kitchen fire situation! We hope you all learnt something!

Thankyou to everyone who supported our display and fundraising efforts! A special shout out to a few amazing members of our community who stepped up to help us on the BBQ! And to 21 M21 Meats and PAK'nSAVE Taupo for sponsoring supplies for our Sausage Sizzle! We couldn’t do it without the help!

See you all again next year 👋🏼 🚨

15/10/2025

Something exciting to look forward to! 🚗

27/09/2025

HAPPY DAYLIGHT SAVINGS 🌞

A great reminder to check your smoke alarms are working properly! Don’t just assume!!

13/09/2025

🔥 A huge THANK YOU to the awesome local businesses already sponsoring the Kinloch Volunteer Fire Brigade! 🚒❤️

We’re still on the lookout for more supporters 💪

Keen to get involved? Flick us a message or email David.MacCallum@fireandemergency.nz

It’s time for a refresh! After many years, our employers board (soon to be our sponsors board) is getting an update. 🔥

If you’re a local business—or simply someone who’d love to support our community—we’d love to hear from you! Send us a message to learn how you can get involved.

And if giving your time feels more like your style, we’re always looking for friendly volunteers to join our team. 💛

12/09/2025

Massive thanks to Michelle Meyers for supplying our station with a new chest freezer 🧊

Much appreciated 👏🏽

04/09/2025

MEMBER PROFILE

Brian McKeown 👨🏼‍🚒

Role: OIC and Chairman

Any additional skills? Fire Fighter, Pump Operator, ERD Driver, Chainsaw, Four Wheel Drive Qualified, Officer Tactical Command.

How long have you been part of the brigade? Six years.

What is your day job? Retired

What do you enjoy doing outside of the station? Enjoy mountain biking, golf and caravan trips.

What brought you to join the brigade? When we moved to Kinloch the Brigade and they were looking for members even at 68!!

Highlight as part of the brigade so far? Helping the community and working with a great group of like minded people!

26/08/2025

MEMBER PROFILE

Suzy Harris ❤️‍🔥

Role: Brigade Support (non-operational). My duties involve secretary/treasurer mahi and supporting the crew with documentation of the physical skills they are teaching/learning/practicing so they have more time to do the important hands on mahi!

Do you have any additional skills or have you attended any cool courses? I get the opportunity to attend courses that strengthen me in my role.

Years of Service: 2 and a half years

What is your day job? Early Childhood Kaiako

What brought you to join the brigade?
My family has lived in the village for 14 years, over the years I have heard the siren go off and thought of the members of our community who have stepped up to help others in their time of need. Having a lot of respect for them and having the feeling of security of knowing they are there, I dropped in on a training night to see how I could best support them to keep doing their amazing mahi.

Highlight as part of the brigade so far?
Becoming a part of our local FENZ family and helping with community events.

24/08/2025

It’s time for a refresh! After many years, our employers board (soon to be our sponsors board) is getting an update. 🔥

If you’re a local business—or simply someone who’d love to support our community—we’d love to hear from you! Send us a message to learn how you can get involved.

And if giving your time feels more like your style, we’re always looking for friendly volunteers to join our team. 💛

21/08/2025

FOR SALE

12m Ladder. $500 🪜

Proceeds going to our new locker room at Station.

Please contact Brian for more information on 027 928 6333 📞

05/08/2025

We are on the lookout for a chest freezer!! If anyone has one they would be interested in donating to the brigade please get in touch with Brian: 027 928 6333 ☺️🔥

29/07/2025

MEMBER PROFILE

Megan Harris 👨🏼‍🚒

Rank: Rural Firefighter and Recruit Urban Firefighter

Additional Skills: I’ve loved attending my working with aircraft course and a fire behaviour course. This was really beneficial to understand how fire behaves in a rural environment. I also respond with Lake Taupo Volunteers during the work day. 🚁

Years Of Service: 2 and a half years.

Occupation: By day I am an apprentice aluminium joiner, making windows and doors! 🚪

What brought you to become a fire fighter?
I joined because Kinloch had an open night and Taine dragged me along. I was signing the papers that night!

Highlight as a firefighter so far?
Being put forward to work the Te T**e Road fire along side the Lake Taupo Volunteer Fire Brigade where I completed two 12 hour night shifts. 🔥