Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency

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A.C.T. Emergency Services Agency

Agency overview
Formed	2004
Jurisdiction	Government of the Australian Capital Territory
Annual budget	A$161.279m[1]
Agency executives	Mr Wayne Phillips, Commissioner Mr Howard Wren ASM, Chief Officer, ACT Ambulance Service Mr Greg Mason, Chief Officer, ACT Fire & Rescue Mr Rohan Scott, Chief Officer, ACT Rural Fire Service Mr Anthony Draheim, Chief Officer, ACT State Emergency Service Mr Jason Jones, Assistant Commissioner - Operations Ms Megan Davis, A/g Assistant Commissioner Corporate
Parent agency	Justice and Community Safety Directorate
Child agencies	ACT Ambulance Service ACT Fire & Rescue ACT Rural Fire Service ACT State Emergency Service
Website	www.esa.act.gov.au

The Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency (ACT ESA) was established by the Emergencies Act 2004 (ACT), which came into effect on 1 July 2004.^[2] The mission of the ACT ESA is to protect and preserve life, property and the environment in the ACT.

The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) is the ACT Government organisation charged with providing emergency management services to the Canberra community. The ESA Mission is “We work together to care and protect through cohesive operations, collaborative management and a unified executive”.

The ESA workforce profile includes over 2500 full time and volunteer personnel.