User:Richmeister/Metropolitan Fire Brigade
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| Established: | 1891 |
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| Specialities: | Combatant Authority for Fire, Rescue and Hazmat |
| Volunteers: | None |
| Paid Staff: | 1639 |
| Location: | Victoria |
| Website | Official MFB Website |
- This page is about the Melbourne, Australia based fire service. For the fire service which operated in London between 1865 and 1904, see London Fire Brigade.
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB), also known as the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board, provides firefighting, rescue, and hazardous material incident response services to the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The MFB's headquarters are located with Fire Station 1 (Eastern Hill) in East Melbourne.
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[edit] Structure
The MFB currently has 47 fire stations in four zones: central, northern, southern and western. These zones cover an area of 1,096 square kilometres in the Melbourne metropolitan area. [1]
As of 2005, the MFB had 1639 operational staff, 245 corporate staff, 49 temporary staff, and 22 trainees and apprentices [2]. As of March 2005, the Chief Executive/Chief Officer of the MFB is Peter Akers.
[edit] Appliances and Equipment
The MFB operates a range of appliances to match the varied firefighting and rescue roles it provides. All stations have at least one Pumper or Pumper Tanker, while some stations also have more specialised appliances such as Water Tankers, Ladder Platforms, Telebooms, Heavy Rescue trucks, or other support vehicles. [3]
[edit] First Responder
At the request of the Metropolitan Ambulance Service and after a series of trials in the 1990s, the MFB introduced the EMR (emergency medical response) First Responder program, where specially equipped fire engines and firefighters would respond to cases of cardiac arrest to provide CPR and defibrillation [4]. EMR First Responder has reduced the response time to cardiac arrest cases by two minutes inside the MFB's area and as of 2005 had saved over 50 lives.
[edit] History
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade was formed in 1891.
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[edit] See also
- Country Fire Authority
- Country Fire Service
- Metropolitan Ambulance Service
[edit] External links
[[Category:Melbourne]] [[Category:Fire departments]]
[[Image:MFB_Firefighter.jpg|thumb|An MFB firefighter wearing [[Self contained breathing apparatus|breathing apparatus]]]]
