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Australian Capital Territory Rural Fire Service

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2219: 1096:. The Tidbinbilla Bush Fire Brigade was formed at a meeting held on 25 February 1951 at Mr H Woods' homestead. There were 14 local residents at that meeting and the first action taken was the purchase of a Dangar Gedye & Malloch fire fighting unit, from Gibbs & Co, Queanbeyan, at a cost of 180 pounds and 2 knapsack sprays for 7 pounds 18 shillings 6 pence. To raise the money a levy of 15 shillings per hundred head of sheep was set. A selected landholder took responsibility for the fire fighting unit for 12 months. On 25 November 1953, a transceiver set No. 21 was fitted to Flint Brothers' truck. The equipment for the 1954/55 season consisted of one 2-way radio, 2 knapsack sprays, 1x200 gallons (910 L) tank and 1 reel. 799:
decision to co-locate Australian Capital Territory Emergency Service (ACT SES) personnel with the volunteer bushfire brigades and on 1 February a number of Emergency Service volunteers from the Phillip Depot moved into the Rivers Shed. Shortly after a second shed was constructed on the site to provide a training room and additional storage/vehicle garaging for the Brigade. Finally some 70 years after the Bush Fire Control Organisation first set up a fire depot in the Rivers area, the Minister for Australian Capital Territory Police and Emergency Services, Gary Humphries opened the Rivers Shed on Saturday 21 June 1997.
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depots for fire-fighting appliances at the homes or camps of certain rangers in Canberra. On Monday 14 November 1927 the Bush Fire Control Organization had its inaugural meeting. The Chief Fire Controller was Mr M. R. Jacobs (Chief Forester). The organization set up fire depots at MacDonald's Camp near Weetangera, Weavers' Property near Stromlo, Maxwells' Property at The Rivers, Gregorys' Property at Kambah and Horans' Property near the Yarralumla. The equipment at these depots included fire carts, beaters, rakes & axes, with horses for the fire carts being supplied by various Rural Lessees.
699:. During the implementation of the restructure in 1996 a new volunteer Bushfire and Emergency Service Brigade was proposed to be formed in the West Belconnen area, which was under-served by bushfire fighting capability. Once funds were earmarked to build a shed for this brigade it quickly became more than a proposal and a meeting of volunteers was held on 6 May 1997 to form the Brigade and decide on a name. As much of the region served by the new Brigade is bordered by the Molonglo River before its confluence with the Murrumbidgee River, "Molonglo" was the name adopted. 624:
were in the Hall district. The cause of the fire was a drop-out fuse from a high tension powerline. After the "Black Tuesday" fire, Jim Rochford gathered together a group of locals and in October 1979 under C.F.C.O. Cliff Parsons a new era of the Hall Volunteer Bushfire Brigade commenced. The new Brigade had 14 financial members. The new Brigade's first vehicle was a 4WD Toyota Landcruiser, complete with pump and tank, which was presented to the Brigade in November 1979 by the C.F.C.O. Cliff Parsons.
616:, aimed at protecting and educating the northern ACT community of Hall and surrounding areas about bushfires. The Hall Bush Fire Brigade was first established in the summer of 1943–44. A bus shelter/fire equipment shed was erected about this time, opposite the Hall Premier Store, from material salvaged from the old Mulligan's Flat School. The shed housed leather beaters, McLeod tools, knap-sack sprays etc. A hand pump used at this time to transfer water is still in the Brigade's Shed. 620:
Hall Progress Association the long-awaited water supply for the Village of Hall became a reality in 1967. The official turning on of the water was performed by the minister, the Hon. J.D. Anthony M.P. on 1 April 1967. At this time a length of canvas and a stand-pipe was given to the village by the A.C.T. Fire Brigade, who showed the locals how to operate them. The new equipment was stored in a box at the Estate Agent's Office (Dalgety's) in Victoria Street.
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Fire Brigade area, and the Tidbinbilla Tracking Station had become operational. In 1968 the out-dated radio was replaced by a transistorised model, the metal knapsacks were replaced by lighter polythene units, and members were given McLeod tools and water tanks by the Bush Fire Council. A fire tanker, International K6 5 ton truck was purchased from the Department of the Interior in 1969, and it could carry 800 gallons of water.
2207: 1275:(CFU) are organised on the margins of the ACT's rural boundary, with members drawn from residents of suburbs bounding the grassland/suburban interface. Small trailers with equipment are placed within suburbs, and the local members rehearse first-aid firefighting regularly before and during the fire season to provide a first response to local issues. Currently, CFUs are the juridstiction of 703:
This was topped up over the next few months as new members joined and by the end of 1997 most of these had been trained to basic skills level. The Brigade Executive was elected at the inaugural Molonglo Volunteer Bushfire and Emergency Service Brigade Annual General Meeting on 24 September 1997 and the new Constitution was formally adopted on 22 October 1997.
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years, with the extension of ACT Forests (now TAMS) into the valley, the Fauna Reserve became Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, linked to Namadgi National Park and both Tidbinbilla Tracking Station and Birrigai took over rural land. However, with an increase in traffic and a wider use of the area by the public, the danger of fires has increased.
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Underneath the CO there are a number of staff (paid) roles, who's primary function is to support the volunteer base who constitute the bulk of the workforce and the operational leadership. Currently the CO has four direct reports, who each manage a component of the RFS. Typically, each role will hold
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From the 1955/56 season the main equipment was permanently stationed at Congwarra, with water bags, metal knapsack sprays, beaters, rakes, tanks and hoses supplied to each landholder. In 1963 big changes took place. The then Fauna Reserve (formerly Rock Valley) was withdrawn from the Tidbinbilla Bush
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The restructure was achieved at the Rivers, Guises Creek, Jerrabomberra and Headquarters Brigades by building additional shed space as required to accommodate Australian Capital Territory Emergency Service (ACT SES) equipment. No Australian Capital Territory Emergency Service volunteers were moved to
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The year 1951 saw the formation of two new brigades. The first meeting of the Tidbinbilla Bush Fire Brigade was the 25 February 1951, before bring formally recognised by the Bushfire Council in September of the same year. Additionally, a brigade was created within the Parks and Gardens Section of the
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The Woden Brigade purchased a unit from funds raised, and limited equipment was provided from the A.C.T. Bush Fire Council. Over the next 20 years or so the Woden Brigade fought fires in the A.C.T. and surrounding area before finally disbanding in the 1970s. Once again after many fires swept through
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Molonglo Brigade membership initially comprised some of the more experienced bushfire members of the Hall Volunteer Bushfire Brigade and some of the Emergency Service members who had originally opted to relocate to the Hall Volunteer Bushfire Brigade (prior to the proposal to form Molonglo Brigade).
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Brigades have various numbers and combinations of the below. The callsign naming convention is; Brigade name or callsign (e.g. TID), followed by a two digit number. The first digit shows the category of the appliance and the second increments with each individual number of that type a brigade holds
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Guises Creek Brigades' catchment area lies on the eastern side of the Tuggeranong Valley; it is made up of 15 rural leases, the Murrumbidgee River Corridor and the Rob Roy Range Nature Park. On 18 June 1994, the Guises Creek Fire Shed was officially opened by the A.C.T. Minister for Urban Services,
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The original Brigade died out sometime around the late 1960s, partly due to a lack of equipment and also because most residents worked away from the village and were not available during the day. On 13 February 1979, known as "Black Tuesday", a fire started at "Sunny Corner". The majority of losses
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A 2000-gallon water tank was erected on a high stand on the north/west corner of Victoria and Gladstone Streets, as a fire fighting water source and it was kept full by a Government water tanker. The water supply to Hall had been under consideration for many years. With further persistence from the
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The ACT Emergency services went through a major restructure in November 1996, where several brigades and units from other emergency services were relocated, and Molonglo and Gungahlin brigades were established and the ACT Bush Fire Council was renamed ACT Bush Fire Brigades, being brought under the
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The severe bushfires which caused widespread damage in the Australian Capital Territory in January 1939 was the subject of enquiry by a Bush Fire Committee appointed by the Minister of State for the Interior, the Honorable J. McEwen, M.P.; among the recommendations was one favouring the appointment
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Sometime after Limestone Plains Brigade and the "Majura Corps" formed, the Weetangara Fire Brigade was also formed. Again the Queanbeyan Age from Tuesday 18 January 1910 reports "The Weetangara Fire Brigade burnt several firebreaks around the various holdings before Christmas. Mr. Crace kindly lent
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In 1979 the Bush Fire Council provided a Toyota 4-wheel drive Light Unit and more fire equipment. For a time the International K6 was kept as a backup vehicle, until it had out worn its usefulness and was put up for sale. The area covered by the Tidbinbilla Bush Fire Brigade has decreased over the
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In 1972, because of the urban development in the Weston Creek and Kambah areas, it was decided to merge the remnant areas of the Kambah Bush Fire Brigade with Fairlight-The Rivers Bush Fire Brigade. This composite brigade was called Uriarra-Stromlo-Central South and Fairlight (in N.S.W.). The area
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The brigade was initially stationed at Mitchell (corner of Heffernan St and Winchcombe Ct). The brigade was relocated to the Gungahlin Joint Emergency Services Centre (JESC) in 1998. The Brigade were heavily involved in the 2001 Christmas fires and were the first (and only for the first 1.5 hours)
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Historically, each brigade was responsible for the management of their own Remote Area qualified members and RAFT equipment, through brigade based role of "RAFT Coordinator". After the 2019/20 season, this role was removed and all RAFT qualified members are managed centrally. These members remain
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The A.C.T. Bush Fire Council provided Jerrabomberra VBB with a light unit. The Jerrabomberra Fire Shed was officially opened on 2 May 1992. Around mid 1994 an extension to the Jerrabomberra Fire Shed was commenced, it was constructed in two stages, the first was completed and opened on 3 December
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Each brigade brigade has a Captain, who is the overall leader of the brigade, and a number of deputy captains who work as the Captains delegate, lead the brigade in most activities, and generally should undertake frontline command and control responsibilities. These roles are generally elected by
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On 8 November 1927 the Lands Department of the Federal Capital Commission set up the Bush Fire Organisation to deal with bushfires for the upcoming summer. For the first time the organization would supply Fire fighting equipment such as water carts, fire beaters and rakes as well as establishing
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Until around 1990 Rural Fire Brigades had been manned by landholders, their families and their employees. This system had worked well enough up to a stage with landholders attending fires, for the most part close to home. But with the growth of urban Canberra, Rivers Brigade made the decision to
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Over time, several brigades have been disbanded or absorbed into others, including the Mount Stromlo Observatory brigade, ACT Forests and ACT RFS HQ Brigade. In 1994, at the time of the last major restructure, there were 14 bushfire brigades in the Rural Fire Service with 12 in the ACT and 2 at
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covered included the old Fairlight-The Rivers Brigade area plus land lying east to Jerrabomberra Creek, south to Kambah Pool Road and running up to the Cotter Road, excluding urban areas. In 1980 Bush Fire Council allocated a Bedford tanker to this composite brigade, to be garaged at Fairlight.
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After the disastrous bushfires of 1951/52 and following representations by the Bush Fire Council in mid-1952, a number of volunteer Bush Fire Brigades were formed including the Rivers Bush Fire Brigade. It was decided that The Rivers Brigade would be conducted jointly with the Fairlight/Uriarra
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and covers the central and eastern rural areas of the ACT including areas of Mt Ainslie, Mt Mugga, Red Hill, Isaacs Ridge, Kowen Forest. It began as the Woden Bush Fire Brigade which had its inaugural meeting on 16 July 1952. The Brigade was formed after the devastating fires swept through the
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In September 1995 a site was offered by Australian Capital Territory Forests just off the Cotter Road. On Thursday 13 June 1996 construction was commenced and on Sunday 1 December 1996 the Brigade moved into their new home. The Australian Capital Territory Government in November 1996 made the
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Gungahlin busiest day for fire activity was Saturday 13 March 1999 which saw the brigade respond to and contain seventeen fires in the one day. This was also coupled with the busiest weekend for the brigade that saw the brigade attend over 30 fires over the three days of the Canberra Day Long
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The Careless Use of the A.C.T. Fire Ordinance 1936–37, was amended in 1940 to provide for the formation of a Bush Fire Council. From the 1940s a greater emphasis on planned burning was introduced in the ACT as a means of reducing the potential for severe bushfires. Additionally, the first two
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The other is the "Weekly Training" held at each brigades shed or within local area. This training will differ from brigade to brigade. Some brigades will have members train one night a week, others once a fortnight. It is often very fluid based on the business of the fire season, or if it is
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At the Brigade's AGM on 29 October 1992, it was decided to write to the Australian Capital Territory BFC requesting a permanent fire shed be built for the Brigade. For the next couple of years various sites were proposed, offers made and withdrawn. In September 1994 the Brigade was given the
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At a meeting on 31 August 1989, the Fairlight Bush Fire Brigade decided to confine its operations to New South Wales. At the instigation of Bush Fire Council a public meeting was held on 10 October 1989, at Stomlo Depot, to decide if a new Bush Fire Brigade should be set up covering the old
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Joint Emergency Services Complex (JESC) located in the central business area of the most northern town centre in the ACT. The Gungahlin Volunteer Bushfire & Emergency Service Brigade commenced operations on Sunday 9 February 1997. The bushfire component of the brigade initially drew its
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In 1982 the A.C.T. Bush Fire Council presented the Brigade with a 1962 Bedford tanker (3500 Litres capacity). This vehicle was 'retired' in September 1990, and was loaned to the neighbouring Wallaroo Brigade in N.S.W. A 3-door fire shed was erected in Loftus Street in 1985 after years of
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Brigades form the functional organisational unit of the ACT Rural Fire Service. Each member of the RFS is a member of their individual brigade. Each brigade is responsible for the organisation of its membership, running "brigade based" training and ensuring availability for incidents.
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Unit. At the inaugural meeting of the Bush Fire Control Organisation on 14 November 1927, it directed that a number of fire depots were to be set up, including one at The Rivers property. The homestead on The Rivers was then situated adjacent to Uriarra Road,
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Offroad, 4x4 Bushfire Tanker. Mostly crew of three (single cab). Approximately 1500 litres of water. Medium tankers are primarily used to access into areas where Heavy Tankers are unable to be taken, such as mountainous terrain. Roughly analogous with the
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Vary. May be specific quick-fill trailer with a single built in pump, designed to be parked near a dam to allow for quick filling of units, a trailer carrying a range of portable pumps or a RAFT trailer with the equipment cache required by a RAFT team.
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Offroad, 4x4 bushfire "Slip-On" or "Fast Attack" unit. Single cab appliances built on a ute chassis, with normally 500-900 litres of water. Primarily used for mopping up, or supporting hand-crews in remote and rugged terrain. Roughly analogous with the
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membership for the Hall and Jerrabomberra Volunteer Brigades. The initial membership consisted of 15 members and the brigade was resourced with: Heavy Tanker (single cabin Isuzu), 1 Light Unit (Toyota Land Cruiser) and 1 Command Vehicle (Toyota Hilux)
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Offroad, 4x4 Bushfire tanker. Normally a crew of 5 (twin cab), more rarely crew of three (single cab). Approximately 3,000 litres of water, heavy tankers are the primary frontline firefighting appliance of the ACTRFS. Roughly analogous with the
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bushfire units on scene at the Bruce Ridge fire as it spread from near the CIT and encircled the Lyneham Caravan Park. Gungahlin Brigade was heavily involved in operations in the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve and Tidbinbilla Valley during the
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the Jerrabomberra Valley in 1985 and 1986 a proposal was put forward that another volunteer bushfire brigade be formed. A public meeting was held on 29 October 1986, with the Jerrabomberra VBB being officially formed on 11 November 1986.
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recruit members from suburbs lying close to the brigade's area. Many young people volunteered and the system has worked well, but with a high turn-over of members, but a consistent nucleus of dedicated members have stayed.
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The Williamsdale Bush Fire Brigade was split into two during 1988, with half forming Guises Creek Volunteer Bushfire Brigade and the other half becoming part of the NSW Rural Fire Service as Williamsdale Bush Fire Brigade.
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The same report and fires also lead to the Emergencies Act 2004, which continued and clarified the role of the extant ACT Bush Fire Council. In 2021, this council was renamed the ACT Multi Hazard Advisory Council.
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The final brigade to be formed by the ACT Bush Fire Council was in October, 1989 when the Rivers Volunteer Bushfire Brigade was established to cover the area previously covered by the Fairlight-The Rivers Brigade.
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There are two modes of training, one is centralised, common training conducted between all brigades and organised at a territory wide level. Qualifications in this training are achieved and required under the
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Either a Ute or Sedan based 4x4 vehicle, designed primarily for use by Field Officers in Command and Control functions, but may also be used to facilitate crew movements or for other support functions.
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Put forward a joint and considered view to the Emergency Management Group and A.C.T. Government officials on equipment, training, planning and safety issues affecting A.C.T. volunteer bushfire fighters.
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on 17 January 2003 and in the Uriarra Settlement and Weston Creek area on 18 January 2003. The brigade was able to provide crews for at least one shift for 17 days straight during this campaign event.
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of a permanent Bush Fire Council to organise the prevention and suppression of bushfires in the ACT. The ACT Bushfire Council is the direct predecessor of the current ACT All Hazards Advisory Council.
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The RFS is involved in a range of other Operations, including hazard reduction burns and community engagement, as well as supporting the ACT State Emergency Service in Storm Damage operations, the
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operators who also dispatch RFS Brigades. Once a brigade has been activated, the call-out is arranged by Brigades, using mobile phone text messages, emails and the newly adopted AVAR system.
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In 1986, after severe fires in the Jerrabomberra area a public meeting was held in October, resulting in the formation of the Jerrabomberra Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade on November 11 1986.
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After the disastrous bushfires of 1951/52 and following representations by the Bush Fire Council in mid-1952, a number of additional volunteer Bush Fire Brigades were formed. These were
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The new Gungahlin Brigade was located in rented warehouse space in the industrial area of Mitchell until completion of the new Joint Emergency Services Centre at Gungahlin Town Centre.
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included 1 departmental and 1 volunteer brigade. Occasionally these are mentioned in reports about fires or pictures in which their call-signs can be seen on the side of the tankers.
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A Brigades Executive Committees administer the assets and facilities of the Brigade and is made up of members who have no incident or brigade command and control responsibilities.
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members of their core brigade, but are managed through a single RAFT Coordinator and common equipment cache. This equipment and "station" is located at the ACT Rural Fire Service
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negotiations. It was officially opened by the Governor-General, Sir Ninian Stephen, on 19 April 1986. This was the first of the new Government-sponsored fire sheds in the A.C.T.
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As a volunteer fire service, the ACTRFS still requires a number of paid staff to undertake vital day-to-day functions and support the needs of the volunteers in Operations.
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1994. The second stage was completed and opened on 1 April 1995. The extension was built from funds raised by the Brigade and assistance from the A.C.T. Rural Fire Service.
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Fairlight-The Rivers Brigade area in the A.C.T. The meeting voted in favour of setting up a new brigade. On 11 October 1989 BFC endorsed the formation of the new Brigade.
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To act as a focal point for issues affecting all volunteer bushfire fighters in the A.C.T.(there were some 828 members on the various Brigades' books at the time).
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In 1932 the Gundaroo Volunteer Bushfire Brigade was formed, closely followed by the Wallaroo Bush Fire Brigade in 1940. Today, both these brigades are part of the
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and is supplemented during the fire season with full-time seasonal firefighters. At some point the ACT Forests Brigade was merged into the Parks brigade.
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Partly as a result of the McLeod enquiry after the 2003 Fires, the service was renamed the ACT Rural Fire Service and brought under the umbrella of the
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Provide an Avenue for transmission of practical suggestions from the people who actually put out a high percentage of the rural fires in the A.C.T.
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After the 1979 Black Tuesday fires, the Hall Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade was re-formed after a period of inactivity, with 14 members at the time.
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fire response in rural areas, other than for a fire that is in a building and at which a member of the fire and rescue service is present.
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The inaugural meeting of the Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades Association was held on 22 November 1984. Its original objectives/roles were:
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The ACTRFS has three Bulk Water appliances. These are non-offroad, non-firefighting appliances for the support of other operations.
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The ACT RFS has nine RFS Brigades are generally focused on the western areas of the ACT as most fires come with winds from the
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Junior, or cadet, members are supplied with a the same PPE/C as other firefighters, however they wear a different epaulette.
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Lobby politicians, bureaucrats & national/local organisations on issues relating to A.C.T. volunteer bushfire fighters.
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Instructors wear a blue helmet marked with INSTRUCTOR on each side when undertaking instructing or assessing activities.
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Organise public events (Field Days) to make the community more aware of the work done by volunteer bushfire fighters.
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In addition to the primary function, the Act also states the RFS is to provide the following additional functions;
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Helicopter, which is used for intelligence gathering at both bush and grassfires and supporting other agencies.
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Level 2 ICS unit of competency or endorsed course/program in Incident Control, Operations, Planning or Logistic
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On 28 October 1915, the Federal Territory Bush Fire Association was formed. The purpose of the Association was
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The Canberra Bush Fires Prevention Committee was formed around 1905, made up of landowners in the local area.
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temporary use of the old CSIRO's experimental sawmill site on the corner of Eucumbene Drive and Cotter Road.
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Silver wreath, two small silver impeller, small silver and red crown on the bottom of a navy blue epaulette
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Brigade. Around 1962 the brigades merged and renamed themselves the Fairlight-The Rivers Bush Fire Brigade.
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In December 1903 two bush fire brigades were formed: the Limestone Plains Brigade and The "Majura Corps".
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Example: assisting members of the fire and rescue service at a fire that is in a building in a rural area
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Red helmet with two white stripes on the apex and “Senior Deputy Captain” written in white on both sides
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umbrella of the newly created ACT Emergency Services Bureau, alongside the ACT State Emergency Service,
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Lime green helmet with two red stripes on the apex and “Deputy Captain” written in red on both sides
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At the close of 1944 four official bushfire brigades were operating in the ACT. The Brigades were;
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Tidbinbilla Brigade (established on 25 February 1951), began as a group of landholders from the
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Director - Volunteer Management Team (the VMT is a shared capability between RFS and ACTSES)
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PUAOPE016A Manage a multi team sector, Diploma of Public Safety (Firefighting Management)
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Jerrabomberra Valley area earlier that year. Its first AGM was held on 17 September 1952.
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Publicise issues on behalf of A.C.T. volunteer bushfire fighters where and when necessary.
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Small silver impeller, small silver and red crown on the bottom of a navy blue epaulette
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operational planning for fire response in rural areas, including fire preparedness; and
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and the surrounding region, and serves as the forefront unit for fires coming from the
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The Guises Creek Rural Fire Brigade is located on the corner of Old Cooma Road and the
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capabilities and taking part in research around bushfires, particularly in the use of
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Scania 94D 260 truck (yellow) pumper. Both with "FIRE" in mirror writing ("ERIF").
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protect and preserve life, property and the environment from fire in rural areas.
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The Act states that to achieve this, the rural fire service is responsible for;
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Serving the community : a history of Sutton Rural Fire Service 1949-1999
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Provide a forum for discussing improvements to fire management in the A.C.T.
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Under the ACT Emergencies Act 2004, the primary function of the RFS is to "
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Communications are coordinated with the ACT Emergency Services Agency and
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Minister for Police & Emergency Services Bill Wood (22 June 2004).
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Merged to create Uriarra-Stromlo-Central South and Fairlight Brigade
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the Southern Districts or Tidbinbilla Volunteer Bushfire Brigades.
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endorsed course/program in Incident Control, Operations or Planning
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Director - SBPM (Strategic Bushfire Management Plan) Review Project
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Overall responsibility for the Rural Fire Service lies with the
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A tanker of given type (Heavy or Medium) with CAFS capability.
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Relevant associated degree and Level 3 ICS unit of competency
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Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate
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Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Firefighting Management)
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Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Firefighting Management)
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Director - Governance, Planning & Specialised Capability
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An ACT Rural Fire Service CAFS Isuzu tanker (white) and an
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Tharwa North Street (behind Tharwa Hall), Tharwa ACT 2620
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ACTRFS Helibase, 63 David Warren Road, Hume ACT 2620
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Only Hall is still in existence by name as of 2024.
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This typically consists of two 766:Rivers brigade is located on the 3463: 3046:History of bush fires in the ACT 2066:ACTRFS - Chief Officer Epaulette 2027:ACTRFS - Suprintendent Epaulette 1412:Predecessor of Southern Brigade 574:17 Loftus Street, Hall ACT 2618 553:Hall Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade 35: 3794:Organisations based in Canberra 3641:Forest Fire Management Victoria 2760:"Bush Fire Brigade at Wallaroo" 2495:"Rural Fire Service - Brigades" 1458:National Parks Wildlife Service 2040:Refer to Position Description 2014:ACTRFS - Superintendent Helmet 1686:ACTRFS - Deputy Captain Helmet 1356:Predecessor of Rivers Brigade 653:Drake-Brockman Drive, Higgins 1: 3377:: CS1 maint: date and year ( 3142:ACT Emergency Services Agency 3117:ACT Emergency Services Agency 2734:Ferrett, Margaret (c. 1999). 2709:"Bush Fire Organisation 1926" 2549:ACT Emergency Services Agency 2499:ACT Emergency Services Agency 2053:ACTRFS - Chief Officer Helmet 1932:Refer to Position Description 1512:ACT Emergency Services Agency 1300:Historic Brigades of the ACT 691:Molonglo brigade is based at 408:ACT Emergency Services Agency 374:Emergency Services Bureau Era 172:http://esa.act.gov.au/actrfs/ 3740:Australian Capital Territory 3452:. 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ACT Rural Fire Service

Australian Capital Territory
Commissioner
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Stations
PCS Fire
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http://esa.act.gov.au/actrfs/
Australian
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bushfires within the ACT
bushfires in the Australian Capital Territory
NSW Rural Fire Service
ACT Fire and Rescue
ACT Ambulance Service
ACT Emergency Services Agency
Remote Area Fire Teams
Compressed air foam system
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Gungahlin
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