| 1915 | Captain W G Carson | Lyttelton |
| 1916 | Captain W G Carson | Lyttelton |
| 1917 | Superintendent J Canter | Sumner |
| 1918 | Superintendent E O'Malley | Geraldine |
| 1919 | Superintendent F J Bambury | Christchurch Railway |
| 1920 | Superintendent W Sherwood | New Brighton |
| 1921 | Captain R B Hean | Addington Railway |
| 1922 | Superintendent A W Tyler | Rangiora |
| 1923 | Lieutenant F Walkin | Lyttelton |
| 1924 | Lieutenant C Boyd | Addington Railway |
| 1925 | Secretary W R Stephens | Christchurch Railway |
| 1926 | Superintendent R A Stokes | New Brighton |
| 1927 | Superintendent C W Tyler | Rangiora |
| 1928 | Captain H S Willets | Waimate |
| 1929 | Captain J Henry | Temuka |
| 1930 | Fireman R C Maldon | Lyttelton |
| 1931 | Captain J Alfrey | Temuka |
| 1932 | Superintendent H W Stokes | New Brighton |
| 1933 | Superintendent G Harper | Sumner |
| 1934 | Fireman J Riach | Waimate |
| 1935 | Secretary J H O'Neil | Sumner |
| 1936 | Deputy Superintendent H Hefford | Ashburton |
| 1937 | Deputy Superintendent H Hefford | Ashburton |
| 1938 | Assistant Engineer F Bryden | Kaiapoi |
| 1939 | Superintendent C C Knight | Geraldine |
| 1940 | Fireman C J Bax | Kaiapoi |
| 1941 | Lieutenant C Solway | Ashburton |
| 1942 | Superintendent F Chapman | Temuka |
| 1943 | Fireman L G Peters | New Brighton |
| 1944 | Deputy Superintendent D Brett | Geraldine |
| 1945 | Fireman E O'Neil | Sumner |
| 1946 | Fireman R L Stokes | Temuka |
| 1947 | Fireman R E Stokes | New Brighton |
| 1948 | Fireman T M Ayers | Kaiapoi |
| 1949 | Deputy Superintendent R R Kerr | Ashburton |
| 1950 | Deputy Superintendent K N Jones | Leeston |
| 1951 | Deputy Superintendent G W Moulton | Temuka |
| 1952 | Fireman Driver G J Thompson | Christchurch |
| 1953 | Fireman S E Carson | Lyttelton |
| 1954 | Fireman Driver F Rouse | Lyttelton |
| 1955 | Chief Fire Officer R W McMillan | Temuka |
| 1956 | Fireman Driver W H Strong | Christchurch |
| 1957 | Fireman Driver R M Counihan | Kaiapoi |
| 1958 | Deputy Chief Fire Officer C J Beckett | Lyttelton |
| 1959 | Chief Fire Officer L R Osmond | Christchurch |
| 1960 | Deputy Chief Fire Officer W B Hardwicke | Waimate |
| 1961 | Firemaster T Dobson | Burnham Military |
| 1962 | Chief Fire Officer H G McAllister | Kaiapoi |
| 1963 | Senior Station Officer A W Plummer | Sumner |
| 1964 | Senior Station Officer D G Mardon | Christchurch |
| 1965 | Secretary C R Beck | Temuka |
| 1966 | Sub-Officer M E Foster | Lyttelton |
| 1967 | Deputy Chief Fire Officer R E Williams | Darfield |
| 1968 | Chief Fire Officer P E O'Malley | Waimate |
| 1969 | Chief Fire Officer A P Baker | Ashburton |
| 1970 | Deputy Chief Fire Officer D W Earl | Culverden |
| 1971 | Deputy Chief Fire Officer M Hamilton | Waimate |
| 1972 | Station Officer R B Tait | Ashburton |
| 1973 | Chief Fire Officer N W Miles | Fairlie |
| 1974 | Station Officer J C Drummond | Akaroa |
| 1975 | Station Officer R J Kerr | Sumner |
| 1976 | Third Officer E F Dickie | Rangiora |
| 1977 | Fireman J R Newlands | Ashburton |
| 1978 | Deputy Chief Fire Officer J R Gillespie | Cust |
| 1979 | Chief Fire Officer G C Howey | Pleasant Point |
| 1980 | Senior Station Officer R H Miles | Christchurch |
| 1981 | Fourth Officer R J Miles | Rangiora |
| 1982 | Sub-Officer R Brokenshire | Temuka |
| 1983 | Deputy Chief Fire Officer B Barrett | Oxford |
| 1984 | Third Officer C Helps | Akaroa |
| 1985 | Deputy Chief Fire Officer W Apes | Lake Tekapo |
| 1986 | Chief Fire Officer D Hassall | Rangiora |
| 1987 | Senior Fireman T Smith | Lyttelton |
| 1988 | Deputy Chief Fire Officer A Burgess | Ashburton |
| 1989 | District Officer A S Cockburn | New Brighton |
| 1990 | Deputy Chief Fire Officer C Brokenshire | Temuka |
| 1991 | Fire Officer R Gardner | Fairlie |
| 1992 | Fire Officer M Price | Akaroa |
| 1993 | Fire Officer B Smith | Methven |
| 1994 | Fire Officer P Dench | Rangiora |
| 1995 | Senior Firefighter B Clark | Ashburton |
| 1996 | Deputy Chief Fire Officer Eric Archibald | Amberley |
| 1997 | Deputy Chief Fire Officer Brian Schimanski | Pleasant Point |
| 1998 | Chief Fire Officer Jim McArthur | Sumner |
| 1999 | Senior Firefighter Peter Moore | Christchurch Airport |
| 2000 | Senior Firefighter Tony Moylan | Christchurch Airport |
| 2001 | Fire Officer Debbie Kaye Gardener | Lake Tekapo |
| 2002 | Senior Firefighter Dave McGillen | Timaru |
| 2003 | Chief Fire Officer Allen (Cookie) Cook | Pleasant Point |
| 2004 | Firefighter Wayne Noble | Waimate |
| 2005 | Deputy Chief Fire Officer Jeff Duke | New Brighton |
| 2006 | Station Officer Chris Price | Ashburton |
| 2007 | Readiness Response Officer Taff Hubbard | Christchurch |
| 2008 | Senior Firefighter Mike McGillen | Temuka |
| 2009 | Station Officer Nigel Lilley | Rolleston |
| 2010 | Chief Fire Officer Alan Kittely | Darfield |
| 2011 | Deputy Chief Fire Officer Russell Hayes | Brooklands |
| 2012 | Senior Firefighter Robin Ashby | Rolleston |
| 2013 | Deputy Chief Fire Officer Steve Trigg | Rolleston |
| 2014 | Operational Support Senior Firefighter Peter Helps | Rangiora |
| 2015 | Station Officer Alan Hemsley | Akaroa |
| 2016 | Senior Firefighter Warren Maslin | Ashburton |
| 2017 | Chief Fire Officer Tyrone Burrowes | Rakaia |
| 2018 | Senior Firefighter Mike Allen | Rolleston |
| 2019 | Operational Support Firefighter Kath Love | Southbridge |
| 2020 | Senior Firefighter Bruce Moffat | Rolleston |
| 2021 | Qualified Firefighter Cath Sharp | Darfield |
| 2022 | Senior Firefighter Amelia Jackman | Rangiora |
| 2023 | Senior Firefighter Ed Anscombe | Geraldine |
| 2024 | Station Officer Bryce Bisphan | Lincoln |
| 2025 | Senior Firefighter Peter Lauryssens | Lyttelton |
