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New England Urban Fire Service
| New England Urban Fire Service | |
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| Formed: | 2012 |
| Headquarters: | Marsh Tower Building Armidale |
| Officers: | 550 |
| Divisions: | 18 |
| Stations: | 26 |
| Commissioner: | Will Mulligan |
The New England Urban Fire Service or NEUFS is a nationwide organisation run as an agency of the Ministry of Home Affairs. The NEUFS is responsible for protection of all property against fire and hazardous substance incidents in all cities and towns. The NEUFS was established in 2012 out of the New South Wales Fire Brigades. Regulation for the firce service is provided by the Fire Services Act 2012.
Brigades
The NEUFS is responsible for fire and hazardous substance incidents in New England's urban areas. Outside of these areas, incidents are managed by the Civil Defence Service through the Rural Fire Division.
Each city or town has it's own Brigade, which in the larger centres are divided into stations. Each Brigade is managed through the nation-wide Fire Service from four regional offices and the national head office in Armidale.
- Armidale Fire Brigade
- Armidale City Station
- Kelly's Plains Station
- Tilbuster Station
- Barraba
- Bellingen Fire Brigade
- Bingara
- Coffs Harbour
- Dorrigo
- Dumaresq
- Glen Innes
- Grafton Fire Brigade
- Grafton City Station
- South Grafton Station
- Illuka
- Inverell
- Maclean
- Port Macquarie
- Puddledock
- Tenterfield
- Uralla
- Woolgoolga
- Yamba
Ranks
- Fire Office (FO)
- Senior Fire Office (SFO)
- Fire Warden (FW)
- Inspector
- Chief Inspector
- Superintendent
- Chief Superintendent
- Commander
- Deputy Assistant Inspector-General
- Assistant Inspector-General
- Deputy Inspector-General
- Inspector-General of the New England Fire Service
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