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  2. New South Wales Rural Fire Service - Wikipedia

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    The New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) is a volunteer-based firefighting agency and statutory body of the Government of New South Wales.. The NSW RFS is responsible for fire protection to approximately 95% of the land area of New South Wales and the Jervis Bay Territory, while urban areas and over 90% of the population are the responsibility of Fire and Rescue NSW.

  3. Remote Area Firefighting Team - Wikipedia

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    Remote Area Firefighting Team (RAFT) personnel are members of a number of Australian fire services, including the Queensland RURAL Fire Service, New South Wales Rural Fire Service, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service [1] and the ACT Rural Fire service who are particularly effective for work in rugged, isolated areas that firefighting tankers can’t access by road.

  4. NSW Rural Fire Service Association - Wikipedia

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    The objectives of the NSW Rural Fire Service Association Inc (RFSA) are to: Provide a forum to consolidate and represent the views of all members of the RFS Ensure the views of the members are taken into account in the decision making processes of the RFS

  5. Community Fire Unit - Wikipedia

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    The ACT Government introduced a similar program of CFUs based on the NSW model. Communities organise volunteers to form local units who on application, may receive a community fire fighting unit trailer with fire fighting equipment and the appropriate clothing and protective equipment for each volunteer.

  6. Fire and Rescue New South Wales - Wikipedia

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    Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) previously known as NSW Fire Brigades (NSWFB), is a agency of the New South Wales Government, Australia. FRNSW is responsible for firefighting , rescue and HAZMAT services in the major cities, metropolitan areas and towns all across the state of New South Wales .

  7. Bargo Rural Fire Brigade - Wikipedia

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    In 1997 the Bush Fire Service became the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Bargo Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade followed suit and became Bargo Rural Fire Brigade. On 14 April 1997 a Bargo RFB struck a close call to tragedy, when the brigade's Category 1 tanker was involved in a free-way pile up on the Hume Highway.

  8. Section 44 (New South Wales) - Wikipedia

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    "Section 44" refers to the New South Wales Rural Fires Act 1997, specifically section 44, Commissioner’s responsibility. Essentially it is used to describe when the Rural Fire Service Commissioner declares a localised "State of Emergency" for a specific district suffering severe fire conditions that cannot be managed without drawing in extensive resources from other areas.

  9. Opal card - Wikipedia

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    The School card is provided to students with entitlements to free transport to/from school under the School Student Transport Scheme. Owing to the light rail's heritage as a privately run enterprise, free travel for school students was traditionally not available on this mode. The School Opal was introduced on light rail from July 2016. [56]