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The ACT Fire and Rescue previously known as ACT Fire Brigade. Is the urban
File:ACTFR-B4-1024px.jpg, Heavy Rescue Pumper - B4
File:ACT Fire and Rescue Scania P320 fire engine on Mort Street September 2022 (cropped).jpg, Scania P320 Heavy Pumper
File:ACT Fire and Rescue Rosenbauer B42 on Bunda Street August 2022.jpg, Scania appliance with a
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 and Rescue
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service for the Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory until 1938, is an internal States and territories of Australia, territory of Australia. Canberra, the capital city of Australia, is situated within the territory, an ...
. 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
The ACT Rural Fire Service is the volunteer firefighting branch of the Australian Australian Capital Territory, Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency, Emergency Services Agency (ESA). It is responsible for the ...
are part of the Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency
The Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency (ACT ESA) was established by the ''Emergencies Act 2004'' (ACT), which came into effect on 1 July 2004. The mission of the ACT ESA is to protect and preserve life, property and the envi ...
(formerly the ACT Emergency Services Authority).
By 2011 the ACT Fire and Rescue maintained nine stations with more than 330 staff operating 34 apparatus.
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)Rosenbauer
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Hydraulic Platform
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
See also
*Australian Capital Territory Rural Fire Service
The ACT Rural Fire Service is the volunteer firefighting branch of the Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency (ESA). It is responsible for the prevention, detection and extinguishment of all bushfires within the ACT, as well a ...
* Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency
The Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency (ACT ESA) was established by the ''Emergencies Act 2004'' (ACT), which came into effect on 1 July 2004. The mission of the ACT ESA is to protect and preserve life, property and the envi ...
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