Australasian Fire Authorities Council

The Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council , or AFAC is the peak body responsible for representing fire, emergency services and land management agencies in the Australasian region. It was formed in 1993 and has 26 full members and 11 affiliate members.

Members

AFAC is made up of the following full and affiliate members:

Full Members	Affiliate Members
National: Australian Council of State Emergency Services Emergency Management Australia Emergency Management Australia Emergency Management Australia is an Australian Federal Government Agency tasked with coordinating governmental responses to emergency incidents... Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency The Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency was established by the Emergencies Act 2004 , which came into effect on 1 July 2004... Airservices Australia Airservices Australia Airservices Australia is an Australian Government agency, responsible for providing safe and environmentally sound air traffic control management and related airside services to the aviation industry within the Australian Flight Information Region... New South Wales: New South Wales Fire Brigades New South Wales Fire Brigades Fire and Rescue NSW, an agency of the Government of New South Wales, Australia, is responsible for firefighting, rescue and hazmat services in the major cities, metropolitan areas and towns across rural and regional New South Wales... New South Wales Rural Fire Service New South Wales Rural Fire Service The New South Wales Rural Fire Service is a volunteer-based firefighting agency and statutory body of the NSW Government. The NSW RFS is responsible for the general administration of rural fire management affairs including administration of the Rural Fire Fighting Fund, co-ordination with local... Forests New South Wales Department of Environment and Conservation, NSW Northern Territory : Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service, or NTFRS, is the primary provider of fire and rescue services throughout the 1.35 million square km Northern Territory of Australia... Bushfire Council of Northern Territory Queensland: Forestry Plantations - Queensland Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services Department of Emergency Services - Queensland Queensland Fire and Rescue Service Queensland Fire and Rescue Service The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service is the primary provider of fire suppression and life rescue services to the residents and visitors to the state of Queensland, Australia.... South Australia: South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service Metropolitan Fire Service The South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service is South Australia's government-funded fire service.The South Australian Fire Brigade was formed in 1882, following passing of the Fire Brigades Act.In 1981 the service was renamed to SAMFS when it became government funded.The MFS has 35 fire stations... Country Fire Service Country Fire Service The SA Country Fire Service is a volunteer based fire service in the state of South Australia in Australia. Many parts of Australia are sparsely populated whilst at the same time they are under significant risk of bushfire. Due to economics, it is prohibitively expensive for each Australian town... , South Australia Department of Environment & Heritage, SA ForestrySA Tasmania: Forestry Tasmania Forestry Tasmania Forestry Tasmania is a Tasmanian state government-owned corporation. It runs the state-owned forestry for tourism and logging including the Tahune Airwalk and Upper Florentine Valley.-Controversy:... Parks & Wildlife, Tasmania Tasmania Fire Service Tasmania Fire Service The Tasmania Fire Service was created in 1979 following the passing of the 'Fire Service Act 1979' on the 1st Of November 1979.It involved abolishing the State Fire Authority, the Rural Fires Board and 22 Urban Fire Brigades.... Victoria: Country Fire Authority Country Fire Authority Country Fire Authority, or CFA, is the name of the fire service that provides firefighting and other emergency services to all of the country areas and regional townships within the state of Victoria, Australia, as well as large portions of the outer suburban areas and growth corridors of Melbourne... , Victoria Department of Sustainability & Environment, VIC Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board Metropolitan Fire Brigade (Melbourne) The Metropolitan Fire Brigade , also known as the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board, provides firefighting, rescue, and hazardous material incident response services to the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia... , Melbourne Western Australia: Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia The Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia is a statutory government authority created in January 1999 to administer the following legislation within the state of Western Australia:... Department of Environment & Conservation, WA New Zealand: New Zealand Fire Service New Zealand Fire Service The New Zealand Fire Service is New Zealand's national fire fighting body. While its founding legislation, the Fire Service Act 1975, only provides for this role, the organisation has assumed responsibility for several other areas.-Strategic Direction:The New Zealand Fire Service has defined for...	Government Fire Services Department of Mauritius Bureau of Meteorology Papua New Guinea Fire Service Hong Kong Fire Services Department Brisbane City Council Local Asset Services CSIRO Forestry & Forest Products Army Emergency Response Fire and Rescue and Emergency Services East Timor Public Administration Communities and Local Government (formerly known as the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) New Zealand's Department of Conservation South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission (SAFECOM)

AFAC Knowledge Web

'The AFAC Knowledge Web was an initiative born out of the Bushfire CRC

Bushfire CRC

- About the organisation :The Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre is an Australian-based organisation which conducts research into the social, environmental and economic impacts of bushfires....

's Fire Knowledge Network project. That project aimed to bring together the broad spectrum of research, both within the CRC and from researchers in other organisations, together with local knowledge, and lessons from history.

A joint partnership between the Bushfire CRC and AFAC, this concept was expanded to draw in the operational knowledge of fire, land management and emergency service organisations in Australia and New Zealand, creating an online source of knowledge and sharing for the industry.'

It was launched in 1st September 2008 at the Annual AFAC Bushfire CRC Conference.

Members of the public are able to access a wide range of content such as research reports, case studies and AFAC news articles. Membership of the Knowledge Web is currently only open to volunteers and staff of AFAC member agencies and key research partners.

External links

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