The volunteer side of the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services,

There is no urban fire service coverage in rural, semi-rural, and some urban fringe areas of Queensland.

The Rural Fire Service (RFS) is the volunteer side of the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES), and provides fire services to 93% of Queensland's vast state. The RFS is made up of about 30,000 volunteers, including 2,400 Fire Wardens, who make up approximately 1,400 rural fire brigades.

Although there is a general perception that the main role of RFS volunteers is active firefighting, there is more to being a member of a rural fire brigade.

RFS volunteers provide services in their local area, including:

• fighting landscape fires
• hazard prevention and mitigation advice (controlled burns etc.)
• issuing fire permits and Fire Warden activities
• community education and engagement
• disaster management response and recovery operations.

In an emergency, call Triple Zero (000).

Hearing and/or speech impaired people may use the National Relay Service (NRS) to contact emergency services.