Queensland Fire Department

Queensland Fire Department
Department overview
Formed1 July 2024 (2024-07-01)
JurisdictionQueensland Government
HeadquartersKedron, Queensland, Australia
Employees
  • 2,200 front-line officers
  • 2,000 paid auxiliary staff
  • 27,000 volunteers across 1426 brigades
Annual budget$987.4 million AUD (2024–25)
Minister responsible
  • Ann Leahy, Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers
Department executives
  • Steve Smith, Commissioner
  • Kevin Walsh, QFR
  • Ben Millington, Acting RFSQ Chief Officer
Child agencies
  • Queensland Fire and Rescue
  • Rural Fire Service Queensland
Websitefire.qld.gov.au

The Queensland Fire Department (QFD) is the primary provider of fire services in Queensland, Australia. The QFD was established on the 1st of July, 2024, and has committed to a refocus on firefighting operations after the organisational change from QFES. The QFD’s headquarters are located at the Emergency Services Complex in Kedron, Brisbane.

In 2021, personnel included 2,600 full-time (professional) firefighters and 2,000 on-call auxiliary firefighters, and approximately 27,000 Rural Fire Service volunteers.

The Queensland Government minister responsible for QFD is the Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers, currently the Honourable Ann Leahy.

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