Section 44 (New South Wales)
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"Section 44" refers to the
New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
Rural Fires Act 1997, specifically section 44, ''Commissioner’s responsibility''. Essentially it is used to describe when the Rural Fire Service Commissioner declares a localised "State of Emergency" for a specific district suffering severe fire conditions that cannot be managed without drawing in extensive resources from other areas. Once declared by the Commissioner the district has access to any and all
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personnel/equipment from across the State at no cost to the district or RFS, with the State Government footing the bill of all related Section 44 declared operations.


See also

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Remote Area Firefighting Team Remote Area Firefighting Team (RAFT) personnel are members of a number of Australian fire services, including the Queensland RURAL Fire Service, New South Wales Rural Fire Service, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and the ACT Rural Fire s ...
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Bushfires in Australia Bushfires in Australia are a widespread and regular occurrence that have contributed significantly to shaping the nature of the continent over millions of years. Eastern Australia is one of the most fire-prone regions of the world, and its pr ...
* Fire Rescue New South Wales *
Country Fire Service The South Australian Country Fire Service (SACFS, commonly abbreviated as CFS) is a volunteer based fire service in the Australian state of South Australia. The CFS has responsibility as the Control Agency for firefighting, rescues and Hazar ...
(South Australia) *
Country Fire Authority The Country Fire Authority (CFA) is a Volunteer fire department, volunteer fire service responsible for fire suppression, rescues, and response to other accidents and hazards across most of the state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia ...
(Victoria)


External links


Rural Fires Act 1997

NSW Rural Fire Service Website

NSW Rural Fire Service Association
{{Australian Fire Services New South Wales Rural Fire Service New South Wales legislation 1997 in Australian law 1990s in New South Wales