Queensland Fire Department

Queensland Fire Department
Department overview
Formed1 July 2024 (1 July 2024)
JurisdictionQueensland Government
HeadquartersKedron, Queensland, Australia
Employees
  • 2,200 front-line officers
  • 2,000 paid auxiliary staff
Minister responsible
  • Nikki Boyd, Minister for Fire and Disaster Recovery
Department executives
  • Steve Smith, Acting Commissioner
  • Kevin Walsh, QFR
  • Ben Millington, RFSQ
Child agencies
  • Queensland Fire and Rescue
  • Rural Fire Service Queensland
Websiteqfes.qld.gov.au

The Queensland Fire Department (QFD) is the primary provider of fire and emergency services in Queensland, Australia. The QFD was established on the 1st of July, 2024, and has committed to a refocus on firefighting operations after the organisational change from QFES.[1] The QFD’s headquarters are located at the Emergency Services Complex in Kedron, Brisbane.

In 2021, personnel included 2,600 full-time (permanent) firefighters and 2,000 on-call auxiliary firefighters, and approximately 28,000 Rural Fire Service volunteers. QFD front-line operations are supported by non-operational administration and support staff and volunteers, and also both operational and non-operational contractors in support and administration throughout Queensland.[2]

The Queensland Government minister responsible for QFD is the Minister for Fire and Disaster Recovery, currently the Honourable Nikki Boyd.[3]

  1. ^ Queensland, c=AU; o=The State of. "Frequently Asked Questions | Disaster and Emergency Services Reform". www.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 11 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Fire and emergency | Emergency response services". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Member Details - Queensland Parliament". Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 17 February 2024.