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The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) is the primary provider of fire and emergency services in Queensland. The QFES was established in 2013 to improve the coordination and planning of emergency services, adopting an 'all hazards' approach to emergency management. QFES headquarters are located in the Emergency Services Complex Kedron, Brisbane. It was formerly known as the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) 2001–2013, Queensland Fire and Rescue Authority 1997–2001 and Queensland Fire Service 1990–1997. The QFES is maintained by a mix of over 35,000 Rural Fire Service Queensland volunteers, 6000 State Emergency Service volunteers, approximately 2,200 permanent firefighters and more than 2000 auxiliary firefighters. QFES front-line operations is supported by a number of non-operational administration staff throughout the state. The minister responsible for the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services is the Honourable Jo-Ann Miller, Minister for the Police, Fire and Emergency Services portfolio. QFES is led by Commissioner Katarina Carroll APM. ==History== The QFES is the result of 150 years of evolution in Queensland’s firefighting services; in fact the QFES was born from Australia’s oldest formal volunteer fire service, formed in 1860 after a fire destroyed a Brisbane cabinet making workshop. The early years were tough for the Brisbane Volunteer Fire Brigade and it wasn’t until 1889 that the first full-time firemen was employed. The first legislation for rural fire management was the Act to Prevent the Careless Use of Fire 1865, and for urban fire management, the Fire Brigades Act 1876. In 1990, the Queensland Fire Service and the Rural Fires Council were formed replacing the 81 Fire Boards in local government areas and the Rural Fires Board; this was the first step in creating a single fire service for Queensland. In 1997, it became the Queensland Fire and Rescue Authority and 2001 saw another name change to the current Queensland Fire and Rescue Service. In 2013, QFRS became the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, encompassing the State Emergency Service, Emergency Management and the Rural Fire Service Queensland. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Queensland Fire and Emergency Services」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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