A well-practised fire escape plan will save lives. Take 15 seconds to create your fire escape plan today.
Are you bushfire prepared? Are your family and home at risk? You don't have to live in the bush to be threatened by bushfire, just close enough to be affected by burning material, embers and smoke. For Queensland residents, that can be just about anywhere.
Is your smoke alarm a photoelectric type? For early warning and less nuisance alarms, replace your smoke alarm with a photoelectric type.
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You can buy them from hardware stores, electrical retailers, and through your electrician.
Firefighter.
- A career to challenge you.
- A career to reward you.
- A career to keep Queenslanders safe.
Safehome is an initiative designed to assist householders to conduct a safety and fire awareness check of their home.
The QFES Strategic Plan is the highest level of planning undertaken by the department.
The Strategic Plan identifies the future direction of the department over the plan’s four-year life.
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QFES e-lodgement
New! “QFES e-lodgement” is a statewide web-based portal for the electronic lodgement of applications for Referral Agency Advice under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009.
You can now book and pay for Fire Safety Adviser and Re-certification courses online.
Lighting fires without a permit is illegal. A Permit to Light Fire is required for fires greater than two metres in any direction and is available from your Fire Warden at no charge. Click here to find your local Fire Warden and learn more.
QFES school-based programs are now web-based and free to all Queensland schools.
During a disaster a lot of bad things happen. That’s why everyone needs a [WHAT-IF] plan.
WelcomeWelcome to the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) website. QFES is the primary provider of fire and emergency services in Queensland. Maintained by a unique mix of approximately 36,000 Rural Fire Service Queensland volunteers, 6000 State Emergency Service volunteers, approximately 2,200 permanent firefighters, more than 2000 auxiliary firefighters and supported by non-operational administrative support staff, QFES responds to:
The QFES aims to protect person, property and the environment through the delivery of emergency services, awareness programs, response capability and capacity (preparedness), and incident response and recovery for a safer Queensland.
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