Lake Okareka Rural Fire Force

About

A volunteer rural fire brigade serving the Lake Okareka Community and the Rotorua District.

Story

There are many ways that Volunteers can make a valuable contribution to the community. Lake Okareka Fire Force welcomes different people with different skills to meet a wide variety of community needs.

Firefighting Roles:

Firefighter
Incident Controller
Driver/Pump Operator
Crew Leader

Respond to Emergency Incidents:

Rural or Urban Fires
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Medical Incidents
Weather and Storm Damage
Chemical Spills
National and International Deployments

Non Firefighting Roles:

Brigade Committee
Public Relations
Fundraising Activities
Community Events
Issuing of Fire Permits

Volunteering can involve some hard work, but the rewards are great.

Volunteer Opportunities:

Develop leadership and people management capabilities
Learn new skills that help you in your professional and personal life
Receive accredited NZQA training
Meet new people
Achieve personal goals
Put something back into your community

Exciting Training Opportunities:

Comprehensive training is available to all new members. The training you will undertake will depend on you and the role you are interested in.

Your training may include:

Basic Firefighting
Pump Operation
Fire Safety Awareness
Fire Equipment Maintenance
Heavy Transport Licence (Class 2 & 4)
First Aid
Helicopter Training

"The Lake Ōkāreka volunteer fire brigade pledges to provide the best possible emergency service to the people of the Lake Ōkāreka Community and Rotorua District to minimize suffering, loss of life and loss of property incurred by fire, accidents, disasters, and medical emergencies. Our goal is emergency response with the highest quality training and resources available.We also strive to be a pro-active organization and include activities to promote and encourage member training, community involvement, public relations, and fire prevention education as well as encourage camaraderie in the brigade."