The Department of Community Safety was a Queensland Government department established in March 2009 and dissolved in 2015. The department formed from a merger of the former Department of Emergency Services and the Department of Corrective Services. It was headquartered at
Kedron in Brisbane.
It consisted of the
Queensland Fire and Rescue Service
The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) is the primary provider of fire and emergency services in Queensland, Australia. The QFES was established in 2013 to improve the coordination and planning of emergency services, adopting an "a ...
,
Emergency Management Queensland
Emergency Management Queensland was the emergency division of the Department of Community Safety. The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service also belonged to the department. It aimed to plan and prepare for disasters as well as rescue and protect p ...
, the
Queensland Corrective Services Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) is a Queensland government agency responsible for the housing of inmates at Queensland correctional centres. It belongs to the Department of Justice and Attorney-General. QCS operates eleven high security and ...
, and the
Queensland Ambulance Service
The Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) is the state emergency ambulance and patient transport provider in Queensland, Australia. QAS is part of the Queensland Government under the Queensland Health portfolio and is one of the largest ambulan ...
.
Functions
The Department of Community Safety was responsible for providing front line services in law enforcement, emergency services, and other community safety services.
Dissolution
On the 1 November 2013, the Department of Community Safety was renamed the
Public Safety Business Agency and had various functions transferred to other departments and agencies. The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service and Emergency Management Queensland were merged to become the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services. Disaster resilience and recovery programs were transferred to the Department of Local Government, Community Recovery and Resilience. Queensland Corrective Services was assigned to the Department of Justice and Attorney-General.
Awards
The Department of Community Safety along with the
Queensland Police Service established the
2010-2011 Queensland Flood and Cyclone Citation.
See also
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Emergency medical services in Australia
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Paramedics in Australia
A Paramedic in Australia is a health care professional who holds a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Paramedicine and is registered with the Paramedicine Board of Australia via the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) As of D ...
References
External links
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{{Government of Queensland
2009 establishments in Australia
Government agencies established in 2009
Community Safety