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 Logo of the NTFRS |
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| Established: | 1941 |
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| Director/Chief Fire Officer: | Greg Nettleton |
| Ministry: | Police, Fire and Emergency Services |
| Headquarters: | Iliffe St Stuart Park 0820 |
| Permanent Stations: | 10 |
| Volunteer Stations: | 16 |
| Website | Official NTFRS Website |
Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service, or NTFRS, (in conjunction with Bushfires NT[1]) is the primary provider of fire and rescue services throughout the 1.35 million square km Northern Territory of Australia. It is made up of 26 fire stations, 16 being staffed by volunteer brigade units, 4 being manned 24 hours by career fire fighters, and the remainder by a mix of career and auxiliary fire fighters.
The NTFRS is made up of 165 permanent staff working in the regional centres of Darwin, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine, Nhulunbuy, Yulara and Jabiru, as well as 54 part-time auxiliaries and approximately 250 volunteers.[2]
The NTFRS is part of the NT Government "Tri-Service", Northern Territory Police Fire and Emergency Services, or NTPFES. The CEO of the NTPFES and Commissioner of Northern Territory Police is Mr Paul White, APM. The NTPFES falls under the portfolio of the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services, and Chief Minister The Honourable Paul Henderson.[3]
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[edit] History
Unlike many other Australian brigades the NTFRS is relatively young. The first permanent Chief Fire Officer took command of a newly formed Darwin civil brigade on 31 October 1941, however following the Bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces during World War II, fire fighting duties were assumed by the military after general evacuation of the civilian population. This made The Northern Territory Fire Service the only capital city Australian Fire Service to serve under enemy fire. It was not until 1946 that the Darwin civil brigade was reformed, with another small brigade formed in Alice Springs in 1949. The history of the NTFRS is still being researched and written by former Assistant Commissioner of the NT Police Bill Wilson.[4]
[edit] Organisational Structure
- Director/Chief Fire Officer - Greg Nettleton
- Assistant Director Operations/Deputy Chief Fire Officer - Paul Herrick, AFSM
- Assistant Director Strategy, Development and Community Safety - Alan Stephens, AFSM
- District Officer Track Northern, Volunteers and Planning Division - Grant Hamon, AFSM, MIM, GIFireE, GradCertPSM, DipFireMgt.
- District Officer Training and Development - VACANT
- District Officer Darwin and Rural - Steve Osborne
- District Officer Southern Division - Tom Konieczny, MIFireE
- District Officer Special Operations - VACANT
- District Officer Support - Ian Lockley
[edit] Chief Fire Officers
- 2007 - Current : Greg Nettleton
- 2004 - 2007 Bruce Mouatt
- Daryl Pepper
[edit] Fire Stations
[edit] Full Time Stations
[edit] Volunteer Stations
- Alice Springs Rural (VFB)
- Bathurst Island (VFB)
- Bees Creek (VFB)
- Howard Springs (VFB)
- Humpty Doo (VFB)
- Koolpinyah (VFB)
- Larrimah (VFB)
- Virginia (VFB)
- Yirrkala (VFB)
- Adelaide River (FERG)
- Bachelor (FERG)
- Borroloola (FERG)
- Elliott (FERG)
- Mataranka (FERG)
- Pine Creek (FERG)
- Timber Creek (FERG)
[edit] NTFRS Resources
NTFRS Vehicles include 3 heavy duty Freightliner pumps, 2 medium duty Freightliner pumps, 1 medium duty Isuzu pump, an aerial appliance, numerous tankers and grass fire units, plus rescue, command and utility vehicles. The NTFRS also has HAZMAT and USAR capability, along with heavy rail rescue.
