The present staff comprises of eight Officers, five Senior Firefighters, eleven Firefighters, and one Probationary Firefighter. Our longest serving member is Chief Fire Officer, Stewart Walker, who joined the brigade as a runner (or messenger) on 22nd November 1949, at the young age of 14. Our newest recruit joined on 24th March 2007.

S.V.V.F.B. is pleased to announce the relaunch of our website after a major upgrade. Our original site, which was launched back in 2002, has been completely redesigned and updated over the last few months.

Our new website utilises the latest web technology to deliver a more professional-looking website that will be easier for visitors to navigate and, just as importantly, much easier for us to update.

Stokes Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade is the proud new owner of a vintage 1939 Ford V8 open cab fire appliance. This fire engine has been fully restored by Maurice Bognuda and his son, Aidan. Maurie had been approached by overseas parties interested in purchasing the appliance. However, after some subtle arm-bending, Maurie agreed to sell the appliance to the Stokes Valley brigade.

Upper Hutt Leader - 27th February 2008

A Whiteman's Valley six-year-old was among those who raised the alarm over a fire in scrub beside a power pylon near the entrance to Stokes Valley. The pylon carries major power supplies from Haywayds to Gracefield.

Ingrid McCracken and her son Jesse were eating ice-creams on the Hutt Riverbank (having decided against swiming because of toxic algae) at Silverstream when Jesse spotted smoke behind Silverstream Retreat. They borrowed a phone from contractor Ray Purser who was working by the river and phoned 111. Ingrid says the Fire Service knew of the fire but the call helped pinpoint its exact location.