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Fire & Land Management Agencies

Web Sites

ACT Emergency Services Agency - Responsible for emergency management and related support arrangements for the ACT in the areas of Ambulance, Fire Brigade, Rural Fire Service and State Emergency Service


AFAC (Australasian Fire Authority Council) - Peak representative body for fire, emergency services and land management agencies in the Australasian region.


Country Fire Authority (CFA - Victoria) - Volunteer-based emergency services organisation. Most of CFA's overall activity involves responding to incidents and suppressing fires.


 Emergency Management Australia (EMA) - EMA's mission is to "provide national leadership in the development of measures to reduce risk to communities and to manage the consequences of disasters.


Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA - Western Australia) - FESA responds to a range of hazards including bush and structural fires, incidents involving hazardous materials, floods, storms, cyclones and earthquakes


 Forestry Tasmania - A Government Business enterprise managing 1.5 million hectares of State forest


Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board (MFB - Victoria) - A community safety organisation providing protection from fire and other emergencies in Melbourne's major metropolitan area


 National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC) - Provides effective support for the combating of wildfires


New South Wales Fire Brigades - Responsible for managing fire emergencies in the major cities, metropolitan areas and towns across rural and regional NSW


New South Wales Rural Fire Service - Responsible for fire suppression and prevention activities in over 90 per cent of NSW


New South Wales State Emergency Service - Provides assistance to communities during floods, storms and other emergencies


New Zealand Fire Service - Responsible for fire and other emergency services in New Zealand


New Zealand Rural Fire Authority - Responsible for coordinating the rural fire management activities of New Zealand


Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services - Responsible for the protection of life and property and provision of disaster and emergency management to Northern Territory Communities


Queensland Fire and Rescue Service - Primary provider of fire and rescue services throughout Queensland


Queensland Rural Fire Service - Provides fire management for rural and semi-rural communities across approximately 93% of Queensland


South Australia Country Fire Service - Community-based fire and emergency service protecting life, property, and environment in rural and semi-urban South Australia


South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service - Protecting life, property and the environment from the effects of fire and other dangers


State Emergency Service South Australia - Volunteer emergency service organisation providing assistance during emergencies and disasters


State Emergency Service Tasmania - Volunteer response capability for severe storms and floods, road crash rescue, search and rescue and community support roles


Tasmania Fire Service - Provides emergency response and community fire safety activities


Victoria State Emergency Service - Volunteer based emergency service, servicing the State of Victoria