ACT Fire and Rescue

Updated on Dec 08, 2024

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Formed 1913		Employees 330

Jurisdiction Government of the Australian Capital Territory Agency executive Mr Paul Swain, Chief Officer Parent agency ACT Emergency Services Agency Website www.esa.act.gov.au/actfr

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).

By 2011 the ACT Fire and Rescue maintained nine stations with more than 330 staff operating 34 vehicles 2011.

Fire Apparatus Glossary/(Callsigns)

Pumper: (B1/B2/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9)

Heavy Rescue Pumper: (B3/B4)

Hazmat Response Vehicle: (B20)

Breathing Apparatus Support Vehicle: (B27)

Bronto 44m Aerial Platform: (B31)

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)

Confined Space Rescue Trailer (CSRtr)

District Officer: (D7/D8/D9)

Bobcat (T190)

Light Brush Tanker: (W50/W60)

Heavy Tanker (W13/W53/W93)

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)

References

ACT Fire and Rescue Wikipedia

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