UFBA Officers
The current officers of the UFBA:
Garry Stanley QFSM
PatronGarry was formerly Chief Fire Officer at Matamata, President and Patron of the Auckland Provincial Fire Brigades Association and a Vice President of the UFBA Accident Assurance Society. He was elected a UFBA Executive Member in 1984 and was President in 1988/89. Garry was inaugural Chairman of the UFBA Benevolent Fund from 1989 until 1993, when he was appointed a member of the NZ Fire Service Commission by the Government. He was a Fire Commissioner from 1993 to 1997, the first Volunteer Firefighter to be appointed. Garry was awarded the Queens Fire Service Medal (for Distinguished Service) in 1990.
Chris Price
PresidentAfter serving on the Board since 2008, Chris was appointed Vice President in November 2010. He is currently Station Officer of the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade, and has been a member for almost 30 years, is a Past President of the Canterbury Provincial, and is currently serving as the Chairman of the Challenges Committee. He is married to Jeanette, and has two daughters, Amanda and Janene, and a son Andrew, who is a QFF in the Ashburton Brigade. Chris is the Workshop Manager at Ashburton Implement Services. In his spare time, he plays indoor hockey, rows for the Ashburton Rowing Club Masters, and tours the country with his wife on their motorcycles.
Brian Watters
Vice PresidentBrian was elected to the current UFBA Board in March 2009 at Queenstown before becoming Vice President in November 2011. He joined the Morrinsville Volunteer Fire Brigade in 1971, served as brigade secretary for six years from 1974, and has been an Officer for twenty-seven years, the last nine as Chief Fire Officer. He also served as President of the NZFBI from 1990 to 1992. He currently works for 24/7 Environmental Services Ltd.