Unit Structure and Organisation

Hutt Valley Fire Support report to a Senior Station Officer (SSO) who is in overall charge of the unit. The SSO reports to the District Management team via the Area Managers. The Unit is divided into two crews, who operate on a '2-weeks-on, 2-weeks-off' rotating roster. Each crew has an Officer in Charge (OIC), and a mix of Firefighters, Qualified Firefighter and Senior Firefighters in a fashion designed to maximise regional coverage across the Hutt Valley.

Current Membership

• SSO Wayne Bedford
• SSO David Ackroyd
• SO Phil Campbell
• SO Rosanne English
• SO Mike Lock
• SFF Steve Biddle
• SFF Dave Robinson
• QFF Megan Chambers
• QFF Bruce Key
• QFF Alex Roberts
• QFF Ingrid Vlieg
• FF Rod Brooks
• FF Mark Morton
• FF Adam Rawson
• FF Lee Schoeman
• FF John Scott
• FF Marty Waters
• PFF Mel Mordue
• PFF Brett Russell

Note: SSO = Senior Station Officer, SO = Station Officer, SFF = Senior Firefighter, QFF = Qualified Firefighter, FF = Firefighter, PFF = Probationary Firefighter.

More about our rank structure

Unit Photo - 30 August 2010

Back Row: FF John Scott; QFF Ingrid Vlieg; QFF Bruce Key; QFF Alex Roberts; FF Mark Morton; FF Marty Waters; QFF Megan Chambers; SSO Wayne Bedford.

Front Row: SO Rosanne English; SFF Steve Biddle; SO Mike Lock; LHM Joe Fraser; AM Peter Bean; Unit Patron Mike Aamodt; SSO David Ackroyd; SO Phil Campbell; SFF Dave Robinson.

Life Honorary Members

Life Honorary Membership is awarded to members who have given long-term, significant service to the Unit.

• SO Phil Campbell
• FF Rod Brooks
• Joe Fraser
• J. Watson
• Mike Aamodt
• Peter Searl
• L. Pack
• Mike Buchanan

We are currently recruiting for additional members of the unit - please view our Recruitment Page for more information.

Members need to be able to pass a Police Check and be resident in the Hutt Valley. You would be expected to be available to respond to a pager during your duty fortnight, between 1800 and 0600 weekdays, plus all weekend.

Daytime responses during the week are responded in a 'all-hands-as-available' basis. We are particularly keen to hear from potential members who would be available to respond within the Hutt area during the business day.

Hutt Valley Fire Support meet for training and administration every two weeks. Currently our headquarters are at Rimutaka Fire Station in Upper Hutt, although we also regularly make use of training facilities at Trentham station. We look forward to opportunities to train with other volunteer brigades across the region.