Agencies

The Emergency Services Organisations which comprise the fire and emergency services sector are the South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission, SA Country Fire Service, SA Metropolitan Fire Service and SA State Emergency Service. 

The sector operates under the guidance of the SAFECOM Board, whose members include the Chief Officers of the CFS, MFS and SES and the Chief Executive, SAFECOM.  The activities of the sector are funded by the Emergency Services Levy and the agencies report to the Minister for Emergency Services. 

The SA Country Fire Service (CFS) is a community-based fire and emergency service, dedicated to protecting life, property and environmental assets in rural and semi-urban SA. CFS volunteers attend around 7000 incidents each year including:

• Bushfires
• Road crash rescue
• Hazardous material spills
• Structure and motor vehicle fires
• Support to MFS and SES.

In addition, the CFS performs an important role with local government, in fuel removal and bushfire prevention, and in community bushfire and fire safety education. 

The CFS currently has 15,700 volunteers at 422 brigades across the state.To find out more, visit their website.

The SA Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) is committed to protecting life, property and the environment from the effects of fire and other dangers.

MFS firefighters don't just attend fires but are also called to road crash rescues, gas leaks, chemical spills, rescues, structural collapses, animal rescues and more.

The MFS currently has 1092 personnel at 37 locations across the state.To find out more, visit their website.

The South Australian State Emergency Service (SES) is a national volunteer emergency service that provides assistance during emergencies and disasters, and helps the community be prepared for emergency incidents.

SES volunteers respond to 'day to day' incidents such as vehicle accidents, searches, cliff rescues, flood and storm damage and any other incidents that might require rescue or search services.

The SES has storm and flood relief as responsibilities in State legislation.

The SES currently has 1875 volunteers at 66 units across the state.To find out more, visit their website.