WELCOME TO THE TOOGOOM RURAL FIRE BRIGADE WEBSITE!
Toogoom Rural Fire Brigade is YOUR brigade. As part of our commitment to the community of Toogoom, this website has been developed as another way for both brigade and community members to be informed about what is happening with your rural fire brigade.
Toogoom Rural Fire Brigade is situated at 28 Shellcott Street Toogoom. If you have ever wondered what it is like to be a rural fire fighter then please feel free to look around the site, contact us, or when the rural fire brigade doors are up feel free to drop in!
Toogoom Rural Fire Brigade is classified as an "iZone" Brigade (Class 3 under the old system), which means we have the appliances, equipment and training to respond to most common fires in the district. These include (but are not restricted to) Wildfire (Bushfire), Vehicle Fires, Structure Fires. To see some of the appliances and equipment we use in a rural fire brigade go to our Appliances Page
How to contact us
If you see ANY fire incident, Wildfire, Structure Fire, Car Fire, Anything in progress you need to call 000 straight away. Please give as much detail as possible to the operator (street name and number, nearest cross street, distinct landmarks, casualties, descriptions of suspicious persons or vehicles, anything at all) and dont be like one of those dodo's on the ad. The more details you give the operator, the quicker we can respond, and with the right resources.
For all other Rural Fire Brigade enquiries within Toogoom please go to the contact us page.
NOT IN TOOGOOM BUT WANT TO JOIN A RURAL FIRE BRIGADE? CLICK HERE
What we do
(sourced from http://www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au/RFS/What_We_Do.html accessed 27 may 08)
Rural Fire Brigades are part of QFRS Rural Operations and provides fire management for rural and semi-rural communities across approximately 93% of the State. Services include fire mitigation, prescribed burning, volunteer training, community awareness and education. Pre-fire management is administered by the volunteer Fire Warden network through the Permit to Light Fire system, whilst actual fire management is provided by volunteer Rural Fire Brigade.
QFRS Rural Operations is the lead agency for rural fire management in Queensland. Public safety is of paramount importance - the protection of life and property through:
Support to Rural Fire Brigades and volunteer Fire Wardens is provided through:
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