Tasmania Fire Service

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Tasmania Fire Service
Tasmania Fire Service Logo - 2011.svg
Operational area
CountryAustralia
State Tasmania
Agency overview
Established1 November 1979 (1979-11-01)
Employees350
Staffing5000 volunteers
Fire and Emergency Services CommissionerJeremy Smith
Facilities and equipment
Brigades230
Trucks 450 (2008)
Platforms 3
Wildland Specialty
Light and air Specialty
Website
www.fire.tas.gov.au OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
A Tasmania Fire Service truck Tasmania Fire Service truck.jpg
A Tasmania Fire Service truck

The Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) is the Tasmanian Government agency responsible for fire suppression and control for the state of Tasmania and its surrounding islands.

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Established on 1 November 1979 as a result of enacting the Fire Service Act 1979, the TFS superseded the State Fire Authority, the Rural Fires Board and 22 urban fire brigades.

Callsigns

The Callsign system for the Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) Is as follows

The first digit shows the category and the second shows how many of that category are in the brigade

e.g. Hobart 1.2 Is Hobart's second Heavy pumper

Callsign System
CallsignType
0.*Car
1.*Heavy Pumper
2.*Medium Pumper
3.*Heavy Tanker
4.*Medium Tanker
5.*Light Tanker
6.*Hydraulic Platform
7.*GTV (General Transportation Vehicle)
8.*Misc/Special

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