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Queensland Fire And Emergency Service
The Queensland Fire Department (QFD) is the primary provider of fire and emergency services in Queensland, Australia. The QFD was established on the 1st of July, 2024, and has committed to a refocus on firefighting operations after the organisational change from QFES. The QFD’s headquarters are located at the Emergency Services Complex in Kedron, Queensland, Kedron, Brisbane. In 2021, personnel included 2,600 full-time (permanent) firefighters and 2,000 on-call auxiliary firefighters, and approximately 28,000 Rural Fire Service volunteers. QFD front-line operations are supported by non-operational administration and support staff and volunteers, and also both operational and non-operational contractors in support and administration throughout Queensland. The Queensland Government minister responsible for QFD is the Minister for Fire and Disaster Recovery, currently the Honourable Nikki Boyd. History On 1 November 2013, the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service merged with Emer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended from time to time. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, Queensland has been a State of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating the relationships between all state and territory governments and the Australian Government. Under the Australian Constitution, all states and territories (including Queensland) ceded powers relating to certain matters to the federal government. The government is influenced by the Westminster system and Australia's federal system of government. The Governor of Queensland, as the representative of Charles III, King of Australia, holds nominal executive power, although in practice only performs ceremonial duties. In practice executive power lies with the Premier and Cabinet. The Cabinet of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
