Mr Chaffe said the service has all the equipment.
"We kit out our volunteers completely. They don't need to provide a thing, just themselves."
The rural fire force trains once a week from October to the end of April.
"Our training is comprehensive and it benefits employers too who then have workers who are trained and experienced in emergency situations."
The high fire risk season kicks in from the end of December through to the end of April.
"And it looks like we're in for a very warm summer this year from January."
Volunteers, (male and female) can be 16 but must have parental consent, otherwise the age is 18, he said.
"Two of my crew leaders are female. It's definitely equal opportunities here and I wouldn't have it any other way. Female fire officers are fantastic and their level of fitness is always high."
Though the number of volunteers just meets requirements in the region, with 13 currently in Marton, more volunteers are needed particularly through the high fire risk months, he said.
"Not everyone is always available. We need a bigger pool to call on."
A year ago the rural service bought a Phantom Drone 2 which had been fantastic asset, he said.
"We used it during the search for the 10-year-old boy Kyle McGillivray who went missing in Marton earlier this year and was found in a ditch near Makirikiri.
Mr Chaffe said he also used the drone during the search for the missing 10-year-old boy Alexander (Alex) Fisher found dead near Waiterere Beach in the Horowhenua last month.
"Unfortunately we have problems with it now after it was damaged during the big flood in June."
The drone, with its attached camera, was useful to quickly assess an area for search and rescues or where a fire was spreading or where smoke was coming from, he said.
"We pulled it apart and had it fixed but it isn't 100 per cent reliable anymore.
"So we're hoping people and businesses in the area will help us fund a new one."
-Anyone who wants to volunteer or fund a new drone should ring the Rangitikei District Council 06 327 0099.