Fire Services Act 1990
sec.139Functions of a rural fire brigade
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sec.139 Functions of a rural fire brigade
The functions of a rural fire brigade are— to carry out fire fighting and fire prevention; and to use fire for land management; and to carry out other activities to help communities or other entities prepare for, respond to, and enhance resilience to, an event or a disaster; and to carry out activities to raise the profile of RFSQ, promote bushfire safety or raise funds to support rural fire brigades in the performance of the brigades’ other functions; and to provide services or assistance if required by any Act or the reasonable expectations of the community; and to perform any other function given to the brigade by the commissioner. The commissioner must notify a rural fire brigade of the area for which and the circumstances in which the brigade is in charge of fire fighting and fire prevention. In this section— fire prevention includes taking measures in readiness for fire so as to reduce potential danger to persons, property or the environment. s 139 prev s 139 amd 1996 No. 42 s 3 sch 3 ; 2001 No. 76 s 24 (1) sub 2014 No. 17 s 100 om 2024 No. 18 s 11 pres s 139 (prev s 82) amd 1996 No. 42 s 21 sch 2 ; 2001 No. 76 s 24 (1) ; 2024 No. 22 s 48 reloc and renum 2024 No. 22 s 51 (2) (sec.139-ssec.1) The functions of a rural fire brigade are— to carry out fire fighting and fire prevention; and to use fire for land management; and to carry out other activities to help communities or other entities prepare for, respond to, and enhance resilience to, an event or a disaster; and to carry out activities to raise the profile of RFSQ, promote bushfire safety or raise funds to support rural fire brigades in the performance of the brigades’ other functions; and to provide services or assistance if required by any Act or the reasonable expectations of the community; and to perform any other function given to the brigade by the commissioner. (sec.139-ssec.2) The commissioner must notify a rural fire brigade of the area for which and the circumstances in which the brigade is in charge of fire fighting and fire prevention. (sec.139-ssec.3) In this section— fire prevention includes taking measures in readiness for fire so as to reduce potential danger to persons, property or the environment.
- (a) to carry out fire fighting and fire prevention; and
- (b) to use fire for land management; and
- (c) to carry out other activities to help communities or other entities prepare for, respond to, and enhance resilience to, an event or a disaster; and
- (d) to carry out activities to raise the profile of RFSQ, promote bushfire safety or raise funds to support rural fire brigades in the performance of the brigades’ other functions; and
- (e) to provide services or assistance if required by any Act or the reasonable expectations of the community; and
- (f) to perform any other function given to the brigade by the commissioner.