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National Council for Fire & Emergency Services

National Council for Fire & Emergency Services is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand National Council for Fire & Emergency Services rather than just read about it. In short: The National Council for Fire & Emergency Services, formerly the Australasian Fire & Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC), is the peak body responsible for representing fire, emergency services and land management agencies in the Australasian region. It was formed in 1993 and has 34 full members and 13 affiliate members.

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Reference excerpt

The National Council for Fire & Emergency Services, formerly the Australasian Fire & Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC), is the peak body responsible for representing fire, emergency services and land management agencies in the Australasian region. It was formed in 1993 and has 34 full members and 13 affiliate members.

Members Members are drawn from every state and territory in Australia and New Zealand and from around the Pacific Ocean. Full members for the council and affiliate members still have access to the support and knowledge network of AFAC without holding a seat on the AFAC council. The current member list is as follows:

Full members

Australia Airservices Australia

Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency ACT Parks and Conservation Service

New South Wales Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment & Water Fire & Rescue New South Wales Forests NSW New South Wales Rural Fire Service New South Wales State Emergency Service

Northern Territory Bushfires NT Northern Territory Emergency Service Northern Territory Fire & Rescue Service

Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science & Innovation Queensland Fire Department

South Australia Department for Environment & Water ForestrySA South Australian Country Fire Service South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service South Australian State Emergency Service

Tasmania Sustainable Timber Tasmania Tasmania Parks & Wildlife Service State Emergency Service Tasmania Tasmania Fire Service

Victoria Country Fire Authority Department of Energy, Environment & Climate Action Fire Rescue Victoria Parks Victoria Victoria State Emergency Service

Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions DFES State Emergency Service Department of Fire & Emergency Services

New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand

Affiliate members Attorney-General's Department (Australia) Australasian Road Rescue Organisation (ARRO) Bureau of Meteorology CSIRO Forestry & Forest Products Department of Conservation (New Zealand) EMQUAL Forestry Plantations Queensland Hong Kong Fire Services Department Melbourne Water Office of the Fire Services Commissioner Victoria Pacific Islands Fire Service Association (PIFSA) Papua New Guinea Fire Service South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission

AFAC Knowledge Web 'The AFAC Knowledge Web was an initiative born out of the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC)'s Fire Knowledge Network project. That project aimed to bring together the broad spectrum of research, both within the CRC and from researchers in other organisations, together with local knowledge, and lessons from history. A joint partnership between the CRC and AFAC, this concept was expanded to draw in the operational knowledge of fire, land management and emergency service organisations in Australia and New Zealand, creating an online source of knowledge and sharing for the industry.' It was launched on 1 September 2008 at the Annual AFAC Bushfire CRC Conference. Members of the public are able to access a wide range of content such as research reports, case studies and AFAC news articles. Membership of the Knowledge Web is currently only open to volunteers and staff of AFAC member agencies and key research partners.

References

External links Official website Archived 17 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with National Council for Fire & Emergency Services

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what National Council for Fire & Emergency Services claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to National Council for Fire & Emergency Services before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about National Council for Fire & Emergency Services ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of National Council for Fire & Emergency Services

In research: National Council for Fire & Emergency Services appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses National Council for Fire & Emergency Services in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: National Council for Fire & Emergency Services is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1993 establishments in Australia, Civil defense, Emergency services in Australia, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for National Council for Fire & Emergency Services outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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