The Matakana Volunteer Fire Brigade is desperately short of volunteers and has started a campaign to get more people involved.
The brigade is holding two information sessions on Saturday September 3 at 10am and on Tuesday September 6 at 7.30pm.
The station currently has 15 volunteers, but needs at least 20 to function effectively.
It is looking for everyone from fire fighters to administration volunteers.
Volunteer support officer Terry Hewitt says Matakana is one of the most under-manned stations in the region, but volunteer numbers are also low nationally.
As part of the campaign, brigade members visited Matakana School last month, trying to target potential volunteers by getting their children excited about the brigade. And judging by the look on the children’s faces, it seemed to work.
The students were given a questionnaire to quiz their parents and can go into a draw to get driven to school in a fire truck.
The importance of the brigade was recently brought into focus when the house of a Matakana School pupil burnt down on Omaha Valley Road.
Info: Terry Hewitt 027 451 6234
