Volunteer Professionals - NSW Rural Fire Service - NSW Government

Rural Fire Regions and Office Access Details
REGION SOUTH
Regional Manager
Peter Ryan
Office Details
2 Crown St
Batemans Bay 2536
Tel 4472 4165
Fax 4472 4126
Statistics
Districts 34
Brigades 455
Volunteers 16,998
FCOs 33
Full-time staff 65
Total incidents 2001/02
Fire and explosions 1,380
Overpressure rupture 0
MVA/rescue/EMS calls 471
Hazardous condition 84
Incident undetermined 0
Service calls 73
Good intent calls 280
False alarms and calls 108
Other situations 0
Total number of incidents 2,396
% of active firefighters trained in BF 76.2
% of required VF firefighters trained in VF 11.8
% required AF firefighters trained in AF 16.3
% brigade officers trained in CL 8.5
% brigade officers trained in GL 1.8
Area 112,954km 2
Section 44s 2
Regarded as fire prone by world standards, this region takes in the South
Coast, Southern Tablelands and the western areas of the Riverina. It controls
most of the NSW/Victoria border, surrounds the ACT and includes areas
such as the Bega Valley, the Snowy River and Wagga Wagga. Traditionally,
the annual bushfire season begins along the coast in spring and closes in
the Riverina in autumn. Fire managers are mindful of heavy concentrations
of native and plantation forests, fragile coastal heath communities, alpine
pastures and sweeping plains of crops and natural rangelands.
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NSW Rural Fire Service Annual Report 2001/02