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Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS)

Fire and rescue

The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service is the primary provider of fire and rescue services in Queensland.

Queensland Fire and Rescue services include:

In an emergency call Triple Zero (000) and ask for 'fire'. For an non-urgent enquires contact your local fire station.

Queensland Rural Fire Service

The Queensland Rural Fire Service (RFS) is the volunteer arm of the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) operating in rural, semi-rural and urban fringe areas where there is no urban fire service coverage.

The Rural Fire Service (RFS) consists of 34,000 volunteers from 1500 rural fire brigades across the state.

Supported by the QFRS Rural Operations, RFS volunteers provide services in their local area, including:

  • fighting fires
  • preventing fires (controlled burns etc.)
  • rural land management and fire prevention advice
  • issuing fire permits
  • community education
  • helping the community in times of disaster.

Read more about volunteering with the rural fire service.

What homes require smoke alarm?

Smoke alarm

Under Queensland law:

  • All homes and units in Queensland must be fitted with smoke alarms
  • Homes built before 1 July 1997 must have at least one 9-volt battery-operated smoke alarm
  • Homes built or significantly renovated after 1 July 1997 must have a 240-volt (hard-wired) smoke alarm.

How many smoke alarms do you need?

Queensland Fire and Rescue suggest that homes should have:

  • A smoke alarm outside each sleeping area and on each level of the home
  • In a single-level home, 1 alarm may be enough (as a minimum) if all the bedrooms connect to a common hallway
  • Additional alarms in homes with separated sleeping areas
  • A smoke alarm in each bedroom and the hallway if you sleep with the bedroom doors closed.

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Last updated
28 February, 2012

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