52Functions of rural fire service

52 Functions of rural fire service (1) The main function of the rural fire service is to protect and preserve life, property and the environment from fire in rural areas. (2) In exercising the function, the rural fire service is responsible for— (a) operational planning for fire response in rural areas, including fire preparedness; and (b) fire response in rural areas, other than for a fire that is in a building and at which a member of the fire and rescue service is present. (3) The rural fire service has the following additional functions: (a) to undertake assistance operations to support other entities in the assisting members of the fire and rescue service at a fire that is in a building in a rural area (b) any other function prescribed by regulation. (4) The rural fire service may also— (a) respond to a fire in built-up areas; and (b) provide first response to any other incident to which another emergency service may respond under this Act, if the emergency service is unavailable.

The rural fire service Part 4.3