Tasmania Fire Service
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Operational area | |
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Country | Australia |
State | Tasmania |
Agency overview | |
Established | 1 November 1979 |
Employees | 350 |
Staffing | 5000 volunteers |
Fire chief | Chris Arnol |
Facilities and equipment | |
Battalions | 230 |
Trucks | 450 (2008) |
Wildland | Specialty |
Light and air | Specialty |
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The Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) is the Tasmanian Government agency responsible for fire suppression and control for the state of Tasmania and its surrounding islands.
Established on 1 November 1979 as a result of enacting the Fire Service Act 1979, the TFS superseded the State Fire Authority, the Rural Fires Board and 22 urban fire brigades.
See also
References
Further reading
- (1977) Tasmanian Year Book Hobart, Tas. Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics, Tasmanian Office. ISSN 0082-2116 pp. 566–567 Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting - for the old system details
- (1982) Tasmanian Year Book Hobart, Tas. Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics, Tasmanian Office. ISSN 0082-2116 pp. 437–438 Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting - for the new system