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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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| State | Tasmania |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | 1 November 1979 |
| Employees | 350 |
| Staffing | 5000 volunteers |
| Acting Chief Officer | Jeremy Smith |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Brigades | 230 |
| Trucks | 450 (2008) |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Wildland | Specialty |
| Light and air | Specialty |
| Website | |
| www | |
Established on 1 November 1979 as a result of enacting the Fire Service Act 1979, the TFS superseded the State Fire Authority, the Rural Fires Board and 22 urban fire brigades.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
editThe 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 | 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 |
See also
editReferences
editFurther reading
edit- (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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