Northern Territory Fire & Rescue Service
Stations, Appliances & Staffing.
Alice Springs Station [Opened 1956, Current
Station 1997]
Appliances: Telesquirt, Pumper/Tanker, Rescue, 4x4 ”Quick Attack”, Hi-Ace Ute.
Staff: 27 staff and a volunteer
unit at Emily Hills. Minimum of 16 firefighters on 10/14 split system roster,
minimum of 1 Station Officer & three firefighters per shift.
Casuarina Fire Station [Opened October 1974]
Appliances: Freightliner Telesquirt, 4x4 “Quick Attack”
Staff: Minimum of 16 firefighters on 10/14 split system roster, minimum of 1
Station Officer & three firefighters per shift.
Darwin Fire Station [Opened 1941[1]]
Appliances: Command Car (Falcon),
Telesquirt, Bronto Skylift, Rescue, 4x4 “Quick Attack”, Ladder Platform,
“Mataranka” Tug Boat.
Staff: 22 staff, minimum of 5
firefighters and one Station Officer at all times.
Jabiru Fire Station [Opened 1982]
Appliances: Tanker, 4x4 “Quick Attack”,
Rescue
Staff: Nine auxiliaries and
volunteers assist 1 Station Commander. This is the only Fire Station within the
Kakadu National Park, covering a total of 6, 929 square kilometres
Katherine Fire Station [Opened 1926]
Appliances: 4x4 Tanker, Rescue, “Quick
Attack” x2.
Staff: 1 Station Commander, 1
Firefighter and 12 auxiliaries, plus volunteers.
Nhulunbuy Fire Station [Opened 1972]
Appliances: Tanker, Rescue, 4x4 “Quick
Attack”
Staff: Station Commander, Senior
Firefighter, with 9 auxiliaries and volunteers
This Fire Station, and the
entire town are leased from the Aboriginal inhabitants.
Palmerston Fire Station [Opened 1984]
Appliances: Pumper, Tanker, Rescue, 4x4
“Quick Attack”
Staff: Station Officer, Four Fighters,
plus five volunteer units (total 86 firefighters) as first back up. NT Parks
& Wildlife and NT Bushfires Council as further back up.
Tennant Creek Fire Station [Opened 1930s ]
Appliances : Pumper/Tanker, Rescue, 4x4
“Quick Attack”, 4x4 Command Vehicle
Staff: Station Commander assisted
by nine auxiliaries and volunteers
Yulara Fire Station [Opened 1999]
Appliances: Foam Tender, Rescue, 4x4
“Quick Attack”
Staff: Station Commander, 3
volunteer firefighters and 12 auxiliaries. The Station Commander is also the
Bushfire Council Warden outside the Yulara Emergency Response Area (ERA)
All NTFRS Stations have at
least a Station Commander + 2 career firefighters on duty at any given time.
1. Many NTFRS Stations have what’s
known as VOQ flats or rooms. These are Visiting Officer’s Quarters for when
Police, Fire or Ambulance are required to stay for a period or overnight, as is
often the case in outback Australia.
2. Many NTFRS Stations are assisted by
Volunteer Fire Brigades, usually from the same town as themselves. The NTFRS
has 9 Gazetted “Emergency Response Areas” (ERA) in the NT (Mostly populated
and/or tourist areas). Outside theses areas the Bushfires Council, the NT
volunteer organization, is responsible for fire protection, suppression and
prevention, with each Brigade operating as an independent operation under the
Council.
It should also be noted that many of the NTFRS Stations (Jabiru, Nhulunbuy) are located on Sacred Aboriginal Land and you must obtain a permit before visiting these areas.
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