The ACT Fire and Rescue (previously known as ACT Fire Brigade) is the urban

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and rescue service for the

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. It along with the

ACT Ambulance Service The Australian Capital Territory Ambulance Service (ACTAS) is responsible for providing emergency and non-emergency ambulance services to the ACT community. Although existing since 1955 it was established in legislation by the ''Emergencies Ac ...

, ACT State Emergency Service and ACT Rural Fire Service are part of the

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(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.

Fire Stations/Apparatus

Fire Apparatus Glossary/(Callsigns)

* Pumper: (P1/P2/P5/P6/P8/P9) * Heavy Rescue Pumper: (RP3/RP4/RP7) * Hazmat Response Vehicle: (HAZ20) * Breathing Apparatus Support Vehicle: (BA27) * Rosenbauer B42 Platform: (A30) * Logistics Vehicle: (B35) * Platform on Demand Truck: (T40/T41) * Vertical Rescue Vehicle: (R48) * Remote Area Road Rescue Vehicle: (R49) * CAFS Light Tanker: C82/C92 * CAFS Heavy Tanker: C88/C98 * Commander: (CMDR1/CMDR2/CMDR3) * Confined Space Rescue Trailer (CSRtr) * Bobcat (T190) * Light Brush Tanker: (LU51/LU61) * Heavy Tanker (W13/W53/W63) 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) File:Canberra firefighters e1.jpg, ACTFR emergency exercise File:ACTFR-B4-1024px.jpg, Heavy Rescue Pumper - B4 File:ACTFB-Scania P94D pumper.jpg, Scania P94D 260 pumper File:ACTFB B31 Scania P380-1280px.jpg, Bronto Skylift, Scania P 380 File:ACTFB tankers.jpg, Hino Heavy Tankers File:ACTFB CAFS-C98-a.jpg, Volvo FM9 CAFS Tanker - C70 File:ACT Fire and Rescue command truck September 2017.jpg, Scania P 380 Pod truck File:ACT Fire Brigade B20 HAZMAT Response vehicle.jpg, HazMat Response File:ACT fire appliances.jpg, An ACT Rural Fire Service CAFS Isuzu tanker (white) and an ACT Fire Brigade Scania P94D 260 truck (yellow) pumper.

References

External links

ACT Fire and Rescue Official page
{{Australian Fire Services Organisations based in Canberra Fire and rescue services of Australia Emergency services in the Australian Capital Territory 1913 establishments in Australia

Fire Stations/Apparatus

Fire Apparatus Glossary/(Callsigns)

See also

References

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