ACT Fire and Rescue

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A.C.T. Fire and Rescue
ACT Fire and Rescue logo.svg
ACT Fire Brigade Emblem
Agency overview
Formed1913 [1]
Jurisdiction Government of the Australian Capital Territory
Employees330
Agency executive
  • Mr Matthew Mavity, Chief Officer
Parent agency ACT Emergency Services Agency
Website www.esa.act.gov.au/actfr

The ACT Fire and Rescue previously known as ACT Fire Brigade. Is the urban Fire and Rescue service for the Australian Capital Territory. It along with the ACT Ambulance Service, ACT State Emergency Service and ACT Rural Fire Service are part of the Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency (formerly the ACT Emergency Services Authority).

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By 2011 the ACT Fire and Rescue maintained nine stations with more than 330 staff operating 34 apparatus. [2]

Fire Stations/Apparatus

The former Belconnen Fire Station, which operated until 2016. Belconnen Fire Station.jpg
The former Belconnen Fire Station, which operated until 2016.
Station #Station NameAddressApparatus
1Fyshwick1 Dalby St, Fyshwick ACT 2609P1, WT13, HAZ20, L35, T40, T41
2Ainslie34 Wakefield Ave, Ainslie ACT 2602P2, BA27
3Phillip37 Altree Ct, Phillip ACT 2606RP3
4Belconnen/ ArandaBardi Pl, Macquarie ACT 2614RP4, A31
5Kambah500 Sulwood Dr, Kambah ACT 2902P5, LU51, WT53
6West Belconnen/ CharnwoodLhotsky St, Charnwood ACT 2615P6, LU61, WT63
7Chisholm6 Benham St, Chisholm ACT 2905RP7, R48, R49
8South TuggeranongTharwa Dr, Conder ACT 2906P8, C82, C88
9Gungahlin31 Anthony Rolfe Ave, Gungahlin ACT 2912P9, C92, C98

Fire Apparatus Glossary/(Callsigns)

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References

  1. "ACT Fire Brigade - History" . Retrieved 3 April 2005.
  2. "History". ACT Emergency Services Agency. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2015.