Hutt Valley Fire Police use a rank structure (Described in Membership) based on the NZFS Standard. For the official rank markings used by the New Zealand Fire Service please refer to the Official NZFS Website.

Update January 2010: The NZFS Website appears to be out of date, as the detail has changed. See below:

The shoulder epaulettes worn are as follows:

	Senior Station Officer. The most senior member of HVFP wears the SSO rank and is in overall command of the unit. They report to the District Executive.
	Station Officer. The Unit SO's share command responsibilities with the SSO and are usually in charge of unit resources at an incident. HVFP has a compliment of Three SOs.
	Senior Fire Police. Senior Fire Police members are usually more experienced members of the unit who would be capable of providing leadership in the absence of an Officer. Essentially equivalent to 'Senior FireFighter'. Senior Fire Police now wear a 'Two Stripe' version of the 'Qualified Fire Police' rank slide, with the slide identical to that now worn by 'Senior Firefighters' within the NZFS. This change was introduced during 2009.
	Qualified Fire Police. A single bar on the rank slides has been designated as the Fire Police equivalent to the 'Qualified Firefighter' designation within the Fire Service. This shows that the member has completed a prescribed level of training and is competent in all major disciplines associated with their role. Within the HVFP we do not yet have members wearing QFP slides, pending the introduction of a new National, Standardised training scheme for Fire Police and Operational Support staff.
	Fire Police. The baseline rank worn by members of HVFP - equivalent to 'Firefighter'. This (coupled with a Blue Helmet) will show a member who has completed their probationary period but is yet to certify as 'Qualified Fire Police'. Until the full implementation of the Nationalised training programme, these are the shoulder flashes worn by all members, from Probation through to appointment as a Senior Fire Police.