South Australian Country Fire Service Promotions Unit

Functional Structure of the SACFS

The Structure of the SACFS begins with the Chief Officer who reports directly to the South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission Board

Chief Officer: Operations Support on the Fireground; Firefighter Safety and Welfare; Information and Empowerment of the Community; Community Safety; Planning and Logistics; Action Board Decisions; Policy Formation; Volunteer and Staff Relations; Financial Management; Ministerial and Political Interface; Liaison with key Stakeholders; Corporate Relations; Strategic Planning

The CFS in action

The Chief Officer looks after the following departments:

Training: Planning, Design, Delivery and Assessment of Volunteer Training; Development of Training Facilities
Operations Support: Incident Management; RegionalOperations Support; Aerial Operations; Mutual Aid and Liaison
Prevention Services: Community Fire Safe Program / Education; Building Fire Safety; Development Assessments; Regional Prevention
Regional Services: 6 Regions; 55 Groups; 432 Brigades
Corporate Affairs: Internal Communications; Media and External Communications; Marketing and Promotions; Special Event Management; Advertising and Sponsorships
Technical Services: Vehicle Maintenance; Building and Property; Personal Protective Equipment; Operational Equipment; Asset Management
Transition of Assets: Negotiating with local councils, private owners and state authorities to have mobile assets transfered to the Minister for Emergency Services
Telecommunications: SA-GRN Voice and Paging; VHF / UHF Simplex; Fire Station Interface units; Telephone Services

Functional Chart of the SACFS

(This link will take you to a PDF document)

Photos taken by CFS Promotions Unit

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