Australia
In Australia, fire services are state/territory organisations.
In several states, there are three principal fire burning organisations. One is salaried and (primarily) handles urban areas one is (primarily) volunteer and (primarily) handles rural areas and the other is government managed public land (mainly forests and plantations).
In the Australian Capital Territory:
- Australian Capital Territory Fire Brigade
- ACT Rural Fire Service
In New South Wales:
- Fire and Rescue NSW
- NSW Rural Fire Service
In the Northern Territory:
- Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service
- Bushfires NT
In Queensland :
- Queensland Fire and Rescue Service
- Rural Fire Service Queensland
In South Australia
- Metropolitan Fire Service
- Country Fire Service
In Tasmania
- Tasmania Fire Service
In Victoria:
- Country Fire Authority
- Metropolitan Fire Brigade (Melbourne)
- Department of Sustainability and Environment
In Western Australia, FESA is the overarching body. The fire services consist of:
- Career Fire and Rescue Service - salaried staff. Abbreviated to FRS or CFRS.
- Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service. Abbreviated to VFRS.
- Volunteer Bush Fire Service. Abbreviated to BFS.
- Volunteer Fire Service - VFRS and BFS combined and abbreviated to VFS.
- Volunteer Emergency Service Brigades - VFRS, BFS, State Emergency Service and/or Volunteer Marine Rescue. Abbreviated to VES and previously called FESA units.
FESA funds the CFRS and VFRS vehicles, stations, equipment and training. Local government funds the others. Money for local government is sourced through the Emergency Services Levy.
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