Welcome to Thames Volunteer Fire Brigade
The first brigade was started in 1870 and the volunteer brigade has been serving the community for 126 years since 1887.
If you would like to know what the siren has been responding us to this last week click here
If you have any general queries you can use the contact box at the bottom of this page to send us a message.
We are always wanting photos or videos from callouts we have attended so we can add them to our online gallery, if you have any that you would like to share with us, please let us know by clicking here
Please note that we have strict guidelines and will not publish any photos or videos that breach anyone's privacy or Fire Service regulations.
If you would like to know what the siren has been responding us to this last week click here
If you have any general queries you can use the contact box at the bottom of this page to send us a message.
We are always wanting photos or videos from callouts we have attended so we can add them to our online gallery, if you have any that you would like to share with us, please let us know by clicking here
Please note that we have strict guidelines and will not publish any photos or videos that breach anyone's privacy or Fire Service regulations.
Join our crew
We need more volunteers! If you are interested in becoming a
firefighter and joining our crew, come down on a Thursday night at
7:15pm and see what we do.
For more information click Recruiting
We need more volunteers! If you are interested in becoming a
firefighter and joining our crew, come down on a Thursday night at
7:15pm and see what we do.
For more information click Recruiting
Thames Volunteer Fire Brigade - about us.
For a more detailed historical account click here
Following a disastrous fire in July 1872 when a block of 16 buildings were destroyed in Shortland; public meetings were called, with the purpose of forming a Volunteer Fire Brigade to protect their volatile wooden town.
One meeting was held in Shortland and the other in Grahamstown and as a result two independent Volunteer Fire Brigades were established. They were separated by one mile of sparsely populated land that is now constitutes the main shopping area.
This arrangement continued until 1887 when the Borough Council convinced the two brigades to amalgamate and form a new brigade called the Thames Volunteer Fire Brigade. They operated with a North Branch and a South Branch until 1912 when a Central Fire Station was built in Pahau Street, which was the mid-point between Grahamstown & Shortland settlements.
In 1912 the Thames Volunteer Fire Brigade commissioned their first motorised Fire Engine it was a Cadillac, of which all of the firemen were immensely proud. It was the beginning of a new era, and the end of hand and horse drawn fire appliances.
The roll of the Fire Service is ever changing, and Thames Volunteer Fire Brigade has embraced these changes, and has a proud history of protecting the town in its times of need.
The Thames Volunteer Fire Brigade is well respected by the citizens of Thames and surrounding areas.
Following a disastrous fire in July 1872 when a block of 16 buildings were destroyed in Shortland; public meetings were called, with the purpose of forming a Volunteer Fire Brigade to protect their volatile wooden town.
One meeting was held in Shortland and the other in Grahamstown and as a result two independent Volunteer Fire Brigades were established. They were separated by one mile of sparsely populated land that is now constitutes the main shopping area.
This arrangement continued until 1887 when the Borough Council convinced the two brigades to amalgamate and form a new brigade called the Thames Volunteer Fire Brigade. They operated with a North Branch and a South Branch until 1912 when a Central Fire Station was built in Pahau Street, which was the mid-point between Grahamstown & Shortland settlements.
In 1912 the Thames Volunteer Fire Brigade commissioned their first motorised Fire Engine it was a Cadillac, of which all of the firemen were immensely proud. It was the beginning of a new era, and the end of hand and horse drawn fire appliances.
The roll of the Fire Service is ever changing, and Thames Volunteer Fire Brigade has embraced these changes, and has a proud history of protecting the town in its times of need.
The Thames Volunteer Fire Brigade is well respected by the citizens of Thames and surrounding areas.
