ACT Fire and Rescue
The ACT Fire and Rescue (previously known as ACT Fire Brigade) is the urban fire and rescue service for the Australian Capital Territory. It along with the ACT Ambulance Service, ACT State Emergency Service and ACT Rural Fire Service are part of the Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency (formerly the ACT Emergency Services Authority).
 ACT Fire Brigade Emblem | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1913[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Government of the Australian Capital Territory |
| Employees | 330 |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | ACT Emergency Services Agency |
| Website | www.esa.act.gov.au/actfr |
By 2011 the ACT Fire and Rescue maintained nine stations with more than 330 staff operating 34 vehicles 2011.[2]
Fire Stations/Apparatus
Belconnen Fire Station
| Station # | Station Name | Apparatus |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fyshwick | P1, WT13, Haz20, L35, Tr40, Tr41, |
| 2 | Ainslie | P2, BA27 |
| 3 | Phillip | P3 |
| 4 | Belconnen | P4, B31 |
| 5 | Kambah | P5, LU51, WT53 |
| 6 | West Belconnen | P6, LU61, WT63 |
| 7 | Chisholm | P7, R48, R49 |
| 8 | South Tuggeranong | P8, C82, C88 |
| 9 | Gungahlin | P9, C92, C98 |
Fire Apparatus Glossary/(Callsigns)
- Pumper: (P1/P2/P5/P6/P8/P9)
- Heavy Rescue Pumper: (RP3/RP4/RP7)
- Hazmat Response Vehicle: (B20)
- Breathing Apparatus Support Vehicle: (B27)
- Rosenbauer B42 Platform: (A30)
- Logistics Vehicle: (B35)
- Platform on Demand Truck: (B40/B41)
- Vertical Rescue Vehicle: (B48)
- Remote Area Road Rescue Vehicle: (B49)
- CAFS Light Tanker: C82/C92
- CAFS Heavy Tanker: C88/C98
- Commander: (CMDR1/CMDR2/CMDR3)
- Confined Space Rescue Trailer (CSRtr)
- Bobcat (T190)
- Light Brush Tanker: (LU51/LU61)
- Heavy Tanker (W13/W53/W63)
Pods:
- Breathing Apparatus Support (BAS)
- Breathing Apparatus Accountability & Command (CMD)
- General Purpose (GP)
- Mass Decontamination Support (MDS)
- Rapid Decontamination Support (RDS)
- Rehabilitation (RHB)
- Salvage & Ventilation (S/V)
- Technical Rescue Support (TRS)
- Tilt Tray (TT)
- Urban Search & Rescue 1 (USAR1)
- Urban Search & Rescue 2 (USAR2)
- Welfare Support (WFS)
ACTFR emergency exercise
Heavy Rescue Pumper - B4
Scania P94D 260 pumper
Bronto Skylift, Scania P 380
Hino Heavy Tankers
Volvo FM9 CAFS Tanker - C70
Scania P 380 Pod truck
HazMat Response
An ACT Rural Fire Service CAFS Isuzu tanker (white) and an ACT Fire Brigade Scania P94D 260 truck (yellow) pumper.
See also
References
- "ACT Fire Brigade - History". Retrieved 3 April 2005.
- "History". ACT Emergency Services Agency. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
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