ACT Fire and Rescue
ACT Fire Brigade Emblem
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| Formed | 1913[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Government of the Australian Capital Territory |
| Employees | 330 |
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| 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.[2]
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Fire Stations/Apparatus
| Station # | Station Name | Apparatus |
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| 1 | Fyshwick | B1, W13, B20, B31, B35, B40, pods: BAS, CMD, MDS, S/V, RDS, RHB, USAR1, WFS |
| 2 | Ainslie | B2, B27 |
| 3 | Phillip | B3, B41, T190, pods: GP1, TRS, TT, USAR2 |
| 4 | Belconnen | B4 |
| 5 | Kambath | B5, W50, W53 |
| 6 | West Belconnen | B6, W60, W63 |
| 7 | Chisholm | B7, B48, B49, CSRtr |
| 8 | South Tuggeranong | B8, C82, C88 |
| 9 | Gungahlin/JESC | B9, C92, C98, CMDR1, CMDR2, D7, D8, D9 |
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)
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ACTFR emergency exercise
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Pumper - B5
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Scania P 310 Heavy Rescue Pumper
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Heavy Rescue Pumper - B4
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Scania P94D 260 pumper
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Bronto Skylift, Scania P 380
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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 P 310 Pod truck
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HazMat Response
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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").
References
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See also
- Australian Capital Territory Rural Fire Service
- Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency
