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A.C.T. Fire and Rescue
ACT Fire Brigade Emblem
Agency overview
Formed1913[1]
JurisdictionGovernment of the Australian Capital Territory
Employees330
Agency executive
  • Mr Mark Brown, Chief Officer
Parent agencyACT Emergency Services Agency
Websitewww.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.[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, Br31
5 Kambah/Weston Creek P5, LU51, WT53
6 West Belconnen P6, LU61, WT63
7 Chisholm P7, R48, R49
8 South Tuggeranong P8, C82, C88
9 Gungahlin/JESC P9, C92, C98

Fire Apparatus Glossary/(Callsigns)

  • Pumper: (B1/B2/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9)
  • Heavy Rescue Pumper: (B3/B4)
  • Hazmat Response Vehicle: (H20)
  • 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)
  • ACTFR emergency exercise
    ACTFR emergency exercise
  • Pumper - B5
    Pumper - B5
  • Scania P 310 Heavy Rescue Pumper
    Scania P 310 Heavy Rescue Pumper
  • Heavy Rescue Pumper - B4
    Heavy Rescue Pumper - B4
  • Scania P94D 260 pumper
    Scania P94D 260 pumper
  • Bronto Skylift, Scania P 380
    Bronto Skylift, Scania P 380
  • Hino Heavy Tankers
    Hino Heavy Tankers
  • Volvo FM9 CAFS Tanker - C70
    Volvo FM9 CAFS Tanker - C70
  • Volvo FM9 CAFS Tanker - C98
    Volvo FM9 CAFS Tanker - C98
  • Scania P 380 Pod truck
    Scania P 380 Pod truck
  • HazMat Response
    HazMat Response
  • An ACT Rural Fire Service CAFS Isuzu tanker (white) and an ACT Fire Brigade Scania P94D 260 truck (yellow) pumper. Both with "FIRE" in mirror writing ("ERIF").
    An ACT Rural Fire Service CAFS Isuzu tanker (white) and an ACT Fire Brigade Scania P94D 260 truck (yellow) pumper. Both with "FIRE" in mirror writing ("ERIF").

See also

References

  1. ^ "ACT Fire Brigade - History". Retrieved 3 April 2005.
  2. ^ "History". ACT Emergency Services Agency. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
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