sec.139AHelping communities or other entities

sec.139A Helping communities or other entities

For performing a function under section 139 (1) (c) , a rural fire brigade may carry out activities to help a community or another entity in relation to an event or a disaster— at the direction of the commissioner; or in response to a request for help by the community or other entity; or on its own initiative. blocking a road to isolate an area in the vicinity of a fallen powerline directing traffic away from a flooded creek using a chainsaw to remove a fallen tree on a property that is causing a hazard If the rural fire brigade carries out activities in response to a request for help by the community or other entity or on its own initiative, the first officer of the brigade must notify the commissioner at the first opportunity of any activities carried out, or to be carried out, by the brigade in relation to the event or disaster. In this section— first officer see section 140 (4) . s 139A ins 2025 No. 21 s 1B (sec.139A-ssec.1) For performing a function under section 139 (1) (c) , a rural fire brigade may carry out activities to help a community or another entity in relation to an event or a disaster— at the direction of the commissioner; or in response to a request for help by the community or other entity; or on its own initiative. blocking a road to isolate an area in the vicinity of a fallen powerline directing traffic away from a flooded creek using a chainsaw to remove a fallen tree on a property that is causing a hazard (sec.139A-ssec.2) If the rural fire brigade carries out activities in response to a request for help by the community or other entity or on its own initiative, the first officer of the brigade must notify the commissioner at the first opportunity of any activities carried out, or to be carried out, by the brigade in relation to the event or disaster. (sec.139A-ssec.3) In this section— first officer see section 140 (4) .

• (a) at the direction of the commissioner; or
• (b) in response to a request for help by the community or other entity; or
• (c) on its own initiative.
• • blocking a road to isolate an area in the vicinity of a fallen powerline
• • directing traffic away from a flooded creek
• • using a chainsaw to remove a fallen tree on a property that is causing a hazard