QFES Volunteerism Strategy Discussion Paper : 2017

Our department

With a workforce of more than 48,000 paid and volunteer personnel, QFES supports the community to protect people, property and the environment through the delivery of emergency services, awareness programs, response capability and capacity (preparedness), and incident response and recovery to build a safer Queensland. Operationally, QFES is comprised of approximately 2200 firefighters, 2000 auxiliary personnel, 6000 State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers, 36,000 Rural Fire Service volunteers (RFS), a volunteer Research and Scientific Branch network and Technical Rescue Unit volunteers, all of whom are supported in their frontline endeavours by our corporate staff. This makes QFES one of the largest volunteering organisations in Queensland – a title we are very proud of. QFES also has strong connections and partnerships with other emergency service providers and, through a number of service agreements, supports a range of other emergency response volunteer organisations and agencies. These include Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ), the Royal Life Saving Society Queensland (RLSSQ), the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Association (AVCGA), the Volunteer Marine Rescue Association Queensland (VMRAQ) and the Police Citizens Youth Clubs Queensland (PCYC) Emergency Services Cadets.

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olunteerism Strategy Discussion Paper : 2017

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services