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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.
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, 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.
The State Council is the RFSA’s governing body with a Chairperson and Delegate from each of 17 RFSA Divisions. Each Division correlates to NSW Rural Fire Service’s Districts/Teams/Zones, ensuring comprehensive state-wide representation. The State Council are responsible for electing the 10 person board of Directors every two years.
Fire and Rescue NSW is the fourth largest urban fire service in the world, with over 6,800 firefighters serving at 335 fire stations throughout the state, supported by 465 administrative and trades staff and 5,700 community fire unit volunteers. [1] FRNSW are the busiest fire service in Australia, attending over 124,000 incidents a year. [2]
Rural Fire Service can mean any of the following: In Australia: Australian Capital Territory Rural Fire Service; New South Wales Rural Fire Service; The Rural Fire Service Queensland is a part of the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
A few NSW Rural Fire Service Brigades also maintain their own CFUs. Members of these CFUs are also members of the specific rural fire brigade. They are trained in basic fire safety and fighting and who can assist the Fire Brigade in case of fire emergencies and other incidents. [2]
The Bargo Rural Fire Brigade is a unit of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service that services the local Bargo and Wollondilly Shire community in New South Wales, Australia. The brigade provides help to return normality to residents and visitors of the Wollondilly Shire in cases of bush fire .
The Station has approximately 110 members, including former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, and is one of 13 Brigades in the Warringah/Pittwater District of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS). On 2 October 2013 a small bush fire swept through the national park in the area behind Maitland Street and Cambage Court, Frenchs Forest.