Fire Services Act 1990

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.

Note—See also chapter 4 for additional functions of RFSQ.