Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council

The Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC) is the state umbrella organization in Australia that is responsible for the fight against bushfires, the emergency organization and the agencies of the national administration in Australia and New Zealand .

It was founded in 1993 and has 26 full and 11 affiliated members.

The organization has been running an AFAC Knowledge Web since September 1st . This is a website for AFAC members, selected research partners and the associated industry that provides reports on bushfires, case studies and specialist articles.

Members

Members are:

Full members

• Australia
  • Australian Council of State Emergency Services
  • Emergency Management Australia

• Australian Capital Territory
  • Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency
  • Airservices Australia

• New South Wales
  • New South Wales Fire Brigades
  • New South Wales Rural Fire Service
  • Forests New South Wales
  • Department of Environment and Conservation, NSW

• Northern Territory
  • Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service
  • Bushfire Council of Northern Territory

• Queensland
  • Forestry Plantations - Queensland
  • Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services
  • Department of Emergency Services - Queensland
  • Queensland Fire and Rescue Service

• South Australia
  • South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service
  • Country Fire Service , South Australia
  • Department of Environment & Heritage, SA
  • Forestry, SA

• Tasmania
  • Forestry Tasmania
  • Parks & Wildlife, Tasmania
  • Tasmania Fire Service

• Victoria
  • Country Fire Authority , Victoria
  • Department of Sustainability & Environment, VIC
  • Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board , Melbourne

• Western Australia
  • Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia
  • Department of Environment & Conservation, WA

• New Zealand
  • New Zealand Fire Service

Affiliated members

• Government Fire Services Department of Mauritius
• Bureau of Meteorology
• Papua New Guinea Fire Service
• Hong Kong Fire Services Department
• Brisbane City Council Local Asset Services
• CSIRO Forestry & Forest Products
• Army Emergency Response
• Fire and Rescue and Emergency Services East Timor Public Administration
• Communities and Local Government (formerly the Deputy Prime Minister's Office)
• New Zealand's Department of Conservation
• South Australian Fire and Emergency Service Commission (SAFECOM)

Web links

• Official website (English).
• Bushfire Cooperative Research Center

Individual evidence

1. ↑ afac.com.au : AFAC Homepage: Welcome, in English, accessed on December 9, 2011
2. ↑ knowledigeweb.afac.com.au : Who we are , in English, accessed December 9, 2011
3. ↑ afac.com.au : Committee of Management: List of AFAC Members , in English, accessed on December 9, 2011