ACT Fire and Rescue

A.C.T. Fire and Rescue

File:ACT Fire Brigade.png ACT Fire Brigade Emblem
Agency overview
Formed	1912
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).

Stations, vehicles and special responsibilities

Belconnen Fire Station

Fyshwick Fire Station (No. 1)

Vehicles: Scania Pumper, Bronto Aerial Platform, Heavy Water Tanker, Utility, HazMat Response Vehicle, Decontamination Trailer, and Mobile Canteen.

Ainslie Fire Station (No. 2)

Vehicles: Scania Pumper, Heavy and Light Bushfire Tankers, and Breathing Apparatus Support Vehicle.

Phillip Fire Station (No. 3)

Vehicles: Heavy Rescue Pumper.

Special Responsibilities: All road rescues south of Lake Burley Griffin, may attend incidents further north if required.

Belconnen Fire Station (No. 4)

Vehicles: Scania Heavy Rescue Pumper.

Kambah Fire Station (No. 5)

Vehicles: MK III Pumper, Remote Area Road Rescue Vehicle, Vertical Rescue Vehicle, and Confined Space Rescue Trailer.

Special Responsibilities: all vehicle rescues in the ACT, remote area rescue, training and maintenance of Vertical Rescue skills for all ACT Fire Brigade personnel.

West Belconnen Fire Station (No. 6)

Vehicles: Scania Pumper, Heavy Tanker, and Light Tanker.

Chisholm Fire Station (No. 7)

Vehicles: Scania Pumper, Heavy Tanker, and Light Tanker, Large and Small CAFS Tankers

Responsibilities: Incidents on Monaro Highway south to ACT/NSW border

Greenway Fire Station (No. 8)

Vehicles: Scania Pumper, Heavy Tanker, Light Tanker

Gungahlin Joint Emergency Services Centre (JESC) (No. 9)

Vehicles: Scania Pumper, Large and Small CAFS Tankers

Equipment

ACT Fire and Rescue maintains an extensive inventory of equipment to deal with a range of fire, rescue and hazchem duties.

The Brigade are capable of high rise fire fighting and occupant egress using the "Bronto" Hydraulic Platform, an advanced platform capable of reaching up to twenty stories. As buildings are now being developed in Canberra that exceed the height of the Bronto, a replacement is due to be chosen in coming months.

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  ACTFR emergency exercise
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  Scania P310 Heavy Rescue Pumper
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  Heavy Rescue Pumper - B4
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  Pumper - B5
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  Scania P94 pumper
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  Bronto Skylift, Scania P380
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  Hino Heavy Tankers
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  Volvo FM9 CAFS Tanker - C70
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  Volvo FM9 CAFS Tanker - C98
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  Scania P310 Pod truck
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  HazMat Response