South Australian Country Fire Service Promotions Unit

General Information about the SACFS

The SA Country Fire Service (CFS) is a volunteer based, fire and emergency service dedicated to protecting life, property and environmental assets in regional and semi metropolitan South Australia.

With approximately 15 000 volunteers and 110 staff, CFS provides a range of fire and emergency services to more than 434 communities across South Australia.

CFS brigades attend around 7,000 incidents each year. These incidents include:

Bushfires
Structure and Motor Vehicle Fires
Road Crash Rescue
Hazardous material spills
Structure and motor vehicle fires
Support and assist the SA Metropolitan Fire Service, State Emergency Service, SA Police, SA Ambulance, and other agencies,
In addition, CFS performs an important role, with local government, in fuel removal and bushfire prevention, and in community bushfire and fire safety education.

With a vision of a safer community, the CFS mission is to:

To protect life, property and the environment from fire and other emergencies whilst protecting and supporting our personnel and continuously improving.

The SA Country Fire Service (CFS) operates under a continuous improvement methodology and is always strategically planning to assist the community.

Volunteers
Photo taken by Bill Corcoran

This Information was provided by the
SACFS Promotions Unit
http://www.fire-brigade.asn.au