• Fire and emergency promotes fire safety, and provides fire prevention, response and suppression services.
Protects the safety of persons and property endangered by incidents involving hazardous substances, rescues people trapped after transport accidents or other incidents, and undertakes urban search and rescue.
May be required in medical emergencies, maritime incidents, weather events, natural hazards and disasters, and incidents where substances present a risk to people, property or the environment.
Promotes safe handling, labelling, signage, storage and transportation of hazardous substances.