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Auxiliary Firefighters

Auxiliary firefighters provide an efficient and effective service to Queensland communities in the preservation of life, property and the environment. They undertake almost all of the same functions as permanent career firefighters including containment of structural and environmental fires, motor vehicle entrapment, chemical spills, technical rescue, building compliance inspections and community education.

Auxiliary firefighters are unique from career firefighters in that they are on-call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Many hold regular jobs as farmers, tradespeople and factory or office workers. With their employer’s permission, they stop work and attend to emergency incidents as they occur. This round-the-clock role also relies heavily on the patience and support of their family and social circles.

These invaluable members of the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service are paid by the hour to attend to emergency incidents as well as participate in weekly skill maintenance drills, regular structured training exercises and other approved QFRS activities.

For information on Auxiliary Recruitment please click here to view the Auxiliary Firefighters page in the Employment section.

Locations

Auxiliary firefighters are integral members of the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service and are located throughout Queensland. The majority are located at stations crewed entirely by auxiliary firefighters. Depending on their location, auxiliary firefighters may also work together with career or rural volunteer firefighters in the provision of fire and rescue services.

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Firefighter Competitions

The tradition of competition amongst QFRS auxiliary firefighters has been established over several decades. As early as 1930, a limited number of localised teams from various fire brigades throughout Queensland have competed against each other.

The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service has formalised a standard approach to firefighter competitions by recognising regional and state competitions as a major strategy for improving the core firefighting and teamwork skills of firefighters. Queensland Firefighter Competitions provide the incentive and challenge for all firefighters to strive for recognition, not only as the QFRS champion team, but as individuals for the particular year.

In 2003 the competition was expanded to include all QFRS operational firefighters – permanent, auxiliary & volunteer.

Competition Aims:

To develop and maintain operational firefighting skills of firefighters;
To encourage camaraderie between firefighters from various stations, brigades and regions throughout Queensland in a friendly competitive atmosphere;
To promote a positive image of the QFRS and firefighter to the public;
To promote pride and self-esteem through team work and individual performance;
To foster an awareness that firefighters are an integral part of the QFRS in addition to representing their local community;
To promote fire safety awareness and public education within the community;
To provide opportunity to progress to the National Firefighter Championships.

2007 Competition Calendar

Region	Date	Location
Brisbane	24/25 March	Caboolture
South West	31/1 April	Goodiwindi
North Coast	21/22 April	Maroochydore
South East	28/29 April	Beaudesert
Northern	12/13 May	Hughenden
Far Northern	19/20 May	Tolga
Central	26/27 May	Airlie Beach
State Championship	26-29 July	Cairns
National Championship	19-21 October	Lakes Entrance, Vic

For further information please contact Nicole Lee, Auxiliary Liaison Officer on 07 3247 8079 or nlee@emergency.qld.gov.au or visit www.fire.qld.gov.au/news/whatson/qfc

Interesting Statistics

Effective August 2006

No. of Auxiliary Fire Stations: 185
No. of Auxiliary Firefighters: 2041

Auxiliary Station Activities
	2001/2002	2002/2003	2003/2004	2004/2005	2005/2006	Total	Annual Average
Education	12,989	14,987	17,391	20,449	20,786	86,602	17,320
Inspections	2,157	2,886	4,102	4,356	3,981	17,482	3,496
Public Relations	2,322	3,327	3,679	4,200	4,829	18,357	3,671
Station Duties	15,632	19,070	22,781	25,700	26,058	109,241	21,848
Admin & Finance	6,803	9,048	11,523	13,362	13,201	53,937	10,787
Other	4,658	5,345	6,987	7,526	7,480	31,996	6,399
Total	44,561	54,663	66,463	75,593	76,335	317,615	63,523

Auxiliary Firefighter Hours
	2001/2002	2002/2003	2003/2004	2004/2005	2005/2006	Total	Annual Average
Education	142,709	147,155	159,862	183,845	186,924	820,495	164,099
Inspections	5,745	7,135	7,756	7,466	7,687	35,789	7,157
Public Relations	10,733	12,300	13,552	14,854	18,620	70,059	14,011
Station Duties	32,969	39,382	45,610	49,744	45,623	213,328	42,665
Admin & Finance	11,793	12,816	16,444	18,674	19,729	79,456	15,891
Other	24,347	30,009	33,167	31,695	38,517	157,735	31,547
Total	228,297	248,796	276,391	306,278	317,101	1,376,863	275,373

Incidents attended by at least one Auxiliary Crew
	01/02	02/03	03/04	04/05	05/06	Total	Annual Average
Structural Fire	542	510	495	582	635	2,764	552
Vehicle Fire	341	328	316	343	399	1,727	345
Landscape Fire	2,793	2,369	1,574	2,542	1,778	11,056	2,211
Other Fire/Explosion	567	593	500	710	519	2,889	577
Motor Vehicle Accident	1,393	1,433	1,520	1,966	2,268	8,580	1,716
Other Rescue Medical Assistance	417	438	559	569	492	2,475	495
Hazardous Conditions	574	485	565	498	541	2,663	532
False & Unfounded	2,368	2,455	2,737	2,635	2,908	13,103	2,620
Other	689	736	844	809	853	3,931	786
Total	9,684	9,347	9,110	10,654	10,393	49,188	9,837

Payroll

Calendar 2005/2006 Financial Year

Month	Cut-off for Receipt of Timesheets	Net pay available in nominated Bank Account
July	9/7/06	27/7/06
August	9/8/06	24/8/06
September	9/9/06	21/9/06
October	9/10/06	19/10/06
November	5/11/06	30/11/06
December	9/12/06	28/12/06
January	9/1/07	25/1/07
February	9/2/07	22/2/07
March	9/3/07	22/3/07
April	9/4/07	19/4/07
May	6/5/07	31/5/07
June	2/6/07	14/6/07

Payroll Enquiries

Please note that with all email enquiries must specify the region in the subject header. This will benefit all parties in ensuring timely response. Faxes are only to be sent where a document has missed the mail-run and will not reach the pay office before the allocated “cut-off”.

Fax: 07 3109 9271

Email. auxiliary.payroll@partnerone.qld.gov.au

Region	Phone
North Coast	07 3239 0544
Northern; Brisbane	07 3109 9243
Central; South East; Far Northern	07 3239 0641
South Western	07 3239 3294
Supervisor	07 3109 9244

Other Important Contacts

Regional Senior Human Resource Consultants

Region	Phone	Fax.
Far Northern	4039 8545	4039 8266
Northern	4799 7116	4799 7061
Central	4938 4315	4938 4897
North Coast	4123 8004	4123 2960
South West	4639 9100	4638 9630
Brisbane	3247 8389	3247 8385
South East	3287 8509	3804 7928

Auxiliary Liaison Officer

Nicole Lee
Operations Management Branch
Queensland Fire & Rescue Service
GPO Box 1425
BRISBANE QLD 4001

Ph. 07 3247 8079
Fax. 07 3109 5036
Mob. 0407 850 854

Email. nlee@emergency.qld.gov.au

QSuper

Phone. 1300 360 750
Fax. 07 3237 1118

Website. www.Qsuper.qld.gov.au

Queensland Auxiliary Firefighters Association

4 Wills Place, Dalby 4405

Ph. 0427 672 980
Fax. 07 4662 3845

Website. www.auxfire.org.au

Last updated 21 December 2006