Henderson Volunteer Fire Brigade

Happy National Volunteer Week!
We are incredibly proud of the volunteers who keep Aotearoa safe, with a special shout-out to our hardworking team at the Henderson Volunteer Fire Brigade.🚒🚒

Volunteers power our service:
The Workforce: 80% of Fire and Emergency NZ staff are volunteers.
The Reach: Nearly 600 brigades serve communities across the country.
The Dedication: More than 11,800 people donate their time to protect others.

To all our volunteers—within FENZ and beyond—thank you for your unwavering commitment and for being there for our communities when it matters most.🚨🚨

We want to acknowledge our firefighters who respond to these incidents and help safely extract you and your loved ones when the worst happens on our roads. Crews from Henderson and Te Atatu responded to this multi vehicle collision 🚒

Recently across New Zealand there has been a number of fatal or serious injury crashes. We all need to do our bit to help make sure our roads are safe 🧑‍🚒

Some road safety reminders:

Don’t drive under the influence 🚫🍺

Always wear your seatbelt 🚗✅

No distractions while driving, Put the phone away and keep your eyes on the road 👀 📱

Speed matters. The faster you go, the bigger the mess. Better to arrive late than not arrive at all!Slow down and get home safely. ⚠️💥

Slow down, stay focused so everyone gets home safely 🏡 🏠

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/te-atatu-rd-blocked-after-crash-involving-bus-and-cars-injuries-reported/RDWSPAU22ZBETJHVCBR2FRKERY/ Three injured after crash between bus and cars on Te Atatū Rd in West Auckland

Three injured in serious Auckland crash between bus and cars All three have been taken to hospital, one in a serious condition.

The crew on Henderson 651 is getting up to something a bit different this evening 🎬

Tonight crews from Henderson, Auckland City and Te Atatu attended a well involved House Fire in Ranui. The fire has since been extinguished and crews are on scene monitoring for hot spots 🔥 🏠

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/west-auckland-home-engulfed-in-flames-as-firefighters-bring-ranui-blaze-under-control/VSZSMQLT5BEFPKZRXXOFTYEIOY/ West Auckland home engulfed in flames as firefighters bring Rānui blaze under control

With these nice sunny days at the moment the colder weather at nights is starting to set in for good. It is recommended to get your fireplace swept before you have your fire within it. Make sure to get your electrical appliances tested yearly!

Our FREE winter appliance testing event in Henderson is TOMORROW!!!

Bring along your heater, electric blanket or any small appliance that you use to heat you or your home in winter and we will test it for free.

Not sure if we will test it, flick us a message and we can let you know.

The Henderson Volunteer Fire Brigade has been informed of the passing of life honorary member Tony A. Scott (Scotty Senior) on Tuesday evening 12/05/2026.
Tony joined the Henderson Volunteer Fire Brigade in 1962. In 1972 he became one of the two staff that were Henderson Day Manning. In 1975 became Black Watch at Henderson Fire Station. In the mid 1980s he transferred to Auckland Brigade as a career firefighter serving on Green Watch at Ellerslie and Parnell fire stations until he left the Fire Service in 1996.
A private family funeral has already taken place.

💥What a start to the year!💥
Here’s a look back at the jobs we’ve attended during the first four months of the year, covering the first third of the year’s statistics.

January 🗓️

🏢 🚨🔔 PFA = 15 (Fire Alarm Activation)
🫀🆘🚒 Medical = 2
👨‍🚒☣️ Hazardous Substances = 0
🔍 🌫️ 🚒 Smoke investigation = 1
🚙🔥 Car Fire = 0
🏠🔥🏢 Structure Fire (House and Building)= 5
⚠️🌧️ Weather Related = 1
💥🚗 ⚠️ MVC (Motor Vehicle Crash) = 1
⏳ Station Standby = 0
Total = 25

February 🗓️

🏢 🚨🔔 PFA = 14 (Fire Alarm Activation)
🫀🆘🚒 Medical = 0
👨‍🚒☣️ Hazardous Substances = 1
🔍 🌫️ 🚒 Smoke investigation = 3
🚙🔥 Car Fire = 0
🏠🔥🏢 Structure Fire (House and Building)= 4
⚠️🌧️ Weather Related = 0
💥🚗 ⚠️ MVC (Motor Vehicle Crash) = 1
⏳ Station Standby = 0
Total = 23

March🗓️

🏢 🚨🔔 PFA = 11 (Fire Alarm Activation)
🫀🆘🚒 Medical = 0
👨‍🚒☣️ Hazardous Substances = 1
🔍 🌫️ 🚒 Smoke investigation = 2
🚙🔥 Car Fire = 0
🏠🔥🏢 Structure Fire (House and Building)= 6
⚠️🌧️ Weather Related = 0
💥🚗 ⚠️ MVC (Motor Vehicle Crash) = 2
⏳ Station Standby = 3
Total = 25

April 🗓️

🏢 🚨🔔 PFA = 13 (Fire Alarm Activation)
🫀🆘🚒 Medical = 0
👨‍🚒☣️ Hazardous Substances = 1
🔍 🌫️ 🚒 Smoke investigation = 1
🚙🔥 Car Fire = 3
🏠🔥🏢 Structure Fire (House and Building)= 3
⚠️🌧️ Weather Related = 0
💥🚗 ⚠️ MVC (Motor Vehicle Crash) = 2
⏳ Station Standby = 1
Total = 24

2026 Total so far is 97 call-outs 🚒 🔥

❄️🔥 WINTER WARMER SAFETY CHECK 🔥❄️

As the colder weather has arrived and set in. Now is the perfect time to make sure your winter heating sources are safe to use at home 🏠💙

Bring your electrical winter warmers along to Henderson Fire Station for FREE electrical safety testing ⚡

✅ Electric blankets
✅ Heated blankets
✅ Heat pads
✅ Heaters

Please note: This is NOT a same day service ⚠️

If you’re planning on using your fireplace this winter, remember to get your chimney cleaned/swept before lighting your first fire. A clean chimney helps reduce the risk of chimney fires 🔥

If you are using a heat pump to keep your family toasty this winter. Make sure that you have cleaned the filters regularly this helps to keep the heat pump running efficiently. Remember to close doors to rooms you don’t need to heat to help heat travel to where you need it most 🛏️🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒

Lastly, it is a good time to make sure you have the correct amount of smoke alarms within your home (every bedroom, hallway and living area) Be sure to test to make sure they are working. Remember if you are sleeping with your bedroom door shut you need to have a smoke alarm in each bedroom🚨
For more information on smoke alarms please see the link below ⬇️

https://www.fireandemergency.nz/home-fire-safety/smoke-alarms/

Let’s keep our homes and families fire safe this winter 🤗🧑‍🚒

If you have seen a lot of smoke around and wondering what is happening 🚒 There is a large fire in Glendene at a commercial premises. Please avoid the area so that that we can do our job 🧑‍🚒🔥

‼️ 2pm update ‼️

As of 12.20pm, crews have scaled back operations.
One truck remains at the incident ground dampening down hotspots.
Fire investigators are at the scene.

‼️ 10.30am update ‼️

Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews are currently responding to a large fire at a boat building facility in Glendene, Auckland.

There are fourteen crews responding to the fire including support crews. Crews are working to bring the fire under control.

People in the vicinity of the fire are advised to keep windows and doors closed if impacted by smoke. The public is also being asked to avoid the area.