Again the Queanbeyan Age from Tuesday 18 January 1910 reports "The Weetangara Fire Brigade burnt several firebreaks around the various holdings before Christmas.

[10] The purpose of the Association was"the organised assistance of all concerned, and the co-ordination of effort in (a) the prevention of bush or grass fires in the territory and adjoining country;

"On 8 November 1927 the Lands Department of the Federal Capital Commission set up the Bush Fire Organisation to deal with bushfires for the upcoming summer.

The severe bushfires which caused widespread damage in the Australian Capital Territory in January 1939 was the subject of enquiry by a Bush Fire Committee appointed by the Minister of State for the Interior, the Honorable J. McEwen, M.P.

; among the recommendations was one favouring the appointment of a permanent Bush Fire Council to organise the prevention and suppression of bushfires in the ACT.

From the 1940s a greater emphasis on planned burning was introduced in the ACT as a means of reducing the potential for severe bushfires.

The first meeting of the Tidbinbilla Bush Fire Brigade was 25 February 1951, before bring formally recognised by the Bushfire Council in September of the same year.

The restructure was achieved at the Rivers, Guises Creek, Jerrabomberra and Headquarters Brigades by building additional shed space as required to accommodate Australian Capital Territory Emergency Service (ACT SES) equipment.

The ACT RFS has undertaken a major modernization program since 2003 after the McLeod enquiry, including the building new fire sheds, buying new appliances, recruiting more firefighters, upskilling current firefighters, maintaining and improving the Remote Area Fire Teams capabilities and taking part in research around bushfires, particularly in the use of Compressed air foam system.

To support the operational functions and capability, brigades will also elect a number of Administrative positions who form the executive committee.

The initial membership consisted of 15 members and the brigade was resourced with: Heavy Tanker (single cabin Isuzu), 1 Light Unit (Toyota Land Cruiser) and 1 Command Vehicle (Toyota Hilux) The brigade was initially stationed at Mitchell (corner of Heffernan St and Winchcombe Ct).

A bus shelter/fire equipment shed was erected about this time, opposite the Hall Premier Store, from material salvaged from the old Mulligan's Flat School.

The original Brigade died out sometime around the late 1960s, partly due to a lack of equipment and also because most residents worked away from the village and were not available during the day.

[25] Rivers brigade is located on the Cotter Road approximately 1 km west turn off to the Mount Stromlo Observatory, and is unique in that it is co-located with the ACT State Emergency Service Unit.

At a meeting on 31 August 1989, the Fairlight Bush Fire Brigade decided to confine its operations to New South Wales.

In September 1994 the Brigade was given the temporary use of the old CSIRO's experimental sawmill site on the corner of Eucumbene Drive and Cotter Road.

The Australian Capital Territory Government in November 1996 made the decision to co-locate Australian Capital Territory Emergency Service (ACT SES) personnel with the volunteer bushfire brigades and on 1 February a number of Emergency Service volunteers from the Phillip Depot moved into the Rivers Shed.

[18] Jerrabomberra RFS Brigade is named after the Jerrabomberra Valley and is now based in Symonston and covers the central and eastern rural areas of the ACT including areas of Mt Ainslie, Mt Mugga, Red Hill, Isaacs Ridge, Kowen Forest.

Once again after many fires swept through the Jerrabomberra Valley in 1985 and 1986 a proposal was put forward that another volunteer bushfire brigade be formed.

Around mid 1994 an extension to the Jerrabomberra Fire Shed was commenced, it was constructed in two stages, the first was completed and opened on 3 December 1994.

[35] The Guises Creek Rural Fire Brigade is located on the corner of Old Cooma Road and the Monaro Highway, near Royalla, New South Wales.

Guises Creek Brigades' catchment area lies on the eastern side of the Tuggeranong Valley; it is made up of 15 rural leases, the Murrumbidgee River Corridor and the Rob Roy Range Nature Park.

The Tidbinbilla Bush Fire Brigade was formed at a meeting held on 25 February 1951 at Mr H Woods' homestead.

From the 1955/56 season the main equipment was permanently stationed at Congwarra, with water bags, metal knapsack sprays, beaters, rakes, tanks and hoses supplied to each landholder.

A fire tanker, International K6 5 ton truck was purchased from the Department of the Interior in 1969, and it could carry 800 gallons of water.

Additionally, local community fire units (CFU) are organised on the margins of the ACT's rural boundary, with members drawn from residents of suburbs bounding the grassland/suburban interface.

In 1994, at the time of the last major restructure, there were 14 bushfire brigades in the Rural Fire Service with 12 in the ACT and 2 at Jervis Bay Territory.

Underneath the CO there are a number of staff (paid) roles, who's primary function is to support the volunteer base who constitute the bulk of the workforce and the operational leadership.

In addition to the primary function, the Act also states the RFS is to provide the following additional functions;Example: assisting members of the fire and rescue service at a fire that is in a building in a rural area (4) The rural fire service may also— The RFS is involved in a range of other Operations, including hazard reduction burns and community engagement, as well as supporting the ACT State Emergency Service in Storm Damage operations, the Australian Federal Police in Remote Area Land Search and more.

The mainstream qualifications, in order of attainment are; The other is the "Weekly Training" held at each brigades shed or within local area.