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Agencies responsible for front line fire fighting in Tasmania Tasmanian Fire Service Forestry Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service Fire Services Act 1979.

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1 Agencies responsible for front line fire fighting in Tasmania Tasmanian Fire Service Forestry Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service Fire Services Act 1979

2 Agencies responsible for front line fire fighting in Tasmania Tasmanian Fire Service Forestry Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service Fire Services Act 1979 Inter Agency Fire Management Protocol How the different agencies work together eg. for preparation of bushfire seasons, detection of fires, response, training, resource sharing, information management

3 Responsibilities of agencies Tasmanian Fire Service Forestry Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service Fire Services Act 1979 Structural fire suppression, private land, unallocated crown land, Wellington Park State reserves, parks and historic sites - 40% of Tasmanian land area 1.5 million hectares of state forest Inter Agency Fire Management Protocol Inter Agency Co-ordinating group (MAC group)

4 Tasmanian Fire Service Forestry Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service Fire Services Act 1979 State Fire Management Council Local Government Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Forestry Industry Association Aim: to foster best fire management practice by all fire users Informs strategies such as fuel mitigation programs


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