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  2. Queensland Fire Department - Wikipedia

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    Rural Fire Board 1948–1990; Rural Fire Service Queensland 1990–present; The first Rural Fire Board was established in 1927 with the Rural Fires Act of 1927 (Qld), and suspended in 1931 due to the Great Depression. The boards were re-established in 1948, and merged with the Department of Emergency Services in 1990, becoming the Rural Fire ...

  3. Queensland State Emergency Service - Wikipedia

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    The SES is a volunteer-based community-located emergency support service, providing emergency and rescue services in times of natural disasters, and other emergencies. [11] The main roles are preparing for, and responding to different type of emergencies and disasters from a local level to a national disaster much like the 2010–2011 ...

  4. 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.

  5. Rural Fire Service - Wikipedia

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    The Rural Fire Service Queensland is a part of the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Rural Fire Service .

  6. Kalapa, Queensland - Wikipedia

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    Kalapa & District Rural Fire Brigade, 2017. Kalapa is served by the Kalapa & District Fire Brigade. The brigade, made up of volunteer firefighters from the local community, was established in 1956. [19] It celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2015 when it had 36 active members. [19]

  7. Statewide government trunked radio systems in Australia

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    The Government Radio Network (GRN) is a network of various systems in place across Australia that enable statewide trunked radio communication. The network operates through inter-linked sites for government and public services such as police, ambulance, fire, or roads authorities which require such a system to function properly.

  8. List of major bushfires in Australia - Wikipedia

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    1 [h] 11 0 [37] 2 December 1997 Perth and South-West Region bushfires Western Australia 23,000 57,000 2 1 0 [citation needed] 2 December 1998 Linton bushfire: Victoria 5 [i] 0 0 [38] 25 December 2001 – 7 January 2002 Black Christmas bushfires: New South Wales 753,314 1,861,480 0 121 0 [39] August – November 2002 2002 NT bushfires Northern ...

  9. List of Queensland Government departments - Wikipedia

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    There are 21 Queensland Government departments, each responsible for delivering a portfolio of government legislation and policy. [1] Each portfolio area is led by a minister who is a senior member of the governing party in the state Legislative Assembly .