Metropolitan Fire Brigade (Melbourne)
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This article is about the Melbourne, Australia based fire service. For the fire service which operated in London between 1865 and 1904, see London Fire Brigade.
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB), also known as the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board, was a fire service in Victoria, Australia. The MFB provided firefighting, rescue, medical and hazardous material incident response services to the metropolitan area of Melbourne. The MFB's headquarters were located at the Eastern Hill Fire Station (also known as Fire Station 1) in East Melbourne.
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Operational area | |
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Country | Australia |
State | Victoria |
City | Melbourne |
Agency overview[1] | |
Established | 1891 |
Dissolved | 30 June 2020 (2020-06-30) |
Annual calls | 38,958 (2017) |
Employees | 2,297 (2017) |
Annual budget | A$407,849 (2017)[citation needed] |
Staffing | Career |
Fire chief | David Bruce |
Facilities and equipment | |
Divisions | 2 |
Battalions | 5 |
Stations | 47 |
Rescues | 5 |
Website | |
Official website |
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The MFB was abolished in 2020 and its stations and firefighters absorbed into the newly created Fire Rescue Victoria.