Tasmania Fire Service
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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| State | Tasmania |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | 1 November 1979 |
| Employees | 350 |
| Staffing | 5000 volunteers |
| Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner | Jeremy Smith |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Brigades | 230 |
| Trucks | 450 (2008) |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Wildland | Specialty |
| Light and air | Specialty |
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.
Established on 1 November 1979 as a result of enacting the Fire Service Act 1979, the TFS superseded the State Fire Authority, the Rural Fires Board and 22 urban fire brigades.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
[edit | edit source]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 Station
e.g. Hobart 1.2 Is Hobart's second Heavy pumper
| Callsign | Type |
|---|---|
| 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 |
9. State Emergency Service Vehicles, Can Be RCR, Storm Response or utility 4*4 Vehicles
See also
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References
[edit | edit source]Further reading
[edit | edit source]- (1977) Tasmanian Year Book Hobart, Tas. Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics, Tasmanian Office. ISSN 0082-2116 pp. 566–567 Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting – for the old system details
- (1982) Tasmanian Year Book Hobart, Tas. Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics, Tasmanian Office. ISSN 0082-2116 pp. 437–438 Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting – for the new system
External links
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- map of fire station locations
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