sec.8BFunctions and powers

sec.8B Functions and powers

The functions of the fire services are— to protect persons, property and the environment from fire and hazardous materials emergencies; and to protect persons trapped in a vehicle or building or otherwise endangered, to the extent that the fire services’ personnel and equipment can reasonably be deployed or used for the purpose; and to provide an advisory service, and undertake other measures, to promote— fire prevention and fire control; and safety and other procedures if a fire or hazardous materials emergency happens; and to cooperate with any entity that provides an emergency service; and to perform other functions given to the fire services under this Act or another Act; and to perform functions incidental to the other functions of each of the fire services; and to identify and market products and services incidental to its functions. The fire services have the power to do anything necessary or convenient to be done for the performance of the functions of the fire services. See also chapter 4 for additional functions of RFSQ. s 8B ins 1996 No. 42 s 8 amd 1997 No. 52 s 3 sch sub 2001 No. 76 s 15 amd 2002 No. 60 s 13 ; 2014 No. 17 s 70 ; 2024 No. 22 s 32 (sec.8B-ssec.1) The functions of the fire services are— to protect persons, property and the environment from fire and hazardous materials emergencies; and to protect persons trapped in a vehicle or building or otherwise endangered, to the extent that the fire services’ personnel and equipment can reasonably be deployed or used for the purpose; and to provide an advisory service, and undertake other measures, to promote— fire prevention and fire control; and safety and other procedures if a fire or hazardous materials emergency happens; and to cooperate with any entity that provides an emergency service; and to perform other functions given to the fire services under this Act or another Act; and to perform functions incidental to the other functions of each of the fire services; and to identify and market products and services incidental to its functions. (sec.8B-ssec.2) The fire services have the power to do anything necessary or convenient to be done for the performance of the functions of the fire services. See also chapter 4 for additional functions of RFSQ.

• (a) to protect persons, property and the environment from fire and hazardous materials emergencies; and
• (b) to protect persons trapped in a vehicle or building or otherwise endangered, to the extent that the fire services’ personnel and equipment can reasonably be deployed or used for the purpose; and
• (c) to provide an advisory service, and undertake other measures, to promote— (i) fire prevention and fire control; and (ii) safety and other procedures if a fire or hazardous materials emergency happens; and
• (i) fire prevention and fire control; and