Tasmania Fire Service



The Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) is the Tasmanian Government agency responsible for fire suppression and control for the state of Tasmania and its surrounding islands.

Established on 1 November 1979 as a result of enacting the Fire Service Act 1979, the TFS superseded the State Fire Authority, the Rural Fires Board and 22 urban fire brigades.

Callsigns
The Callsign system for the Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) Is as follows

The first digit shows the category and the second shows how many of that category are in the brigade

e.g. Hobart 1.2 Is Hobart's second Heavy pumper