Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
Queensland Budget 2022-23 · Palaszczuk Government
Minister
Mark Ryan MP
Department head
Commissioner Greg Leach
As at budget day (2022-06-21)
$832.7M
Total expenses
$69.2M
Capital program
3,901
FTE staff
Key service areas
Fire and Emergency Services
No individual initiatives have been extracted for this department yet. See the Service Delivery Statement for full budget details.
Performance metrics
Service standards from the Service Delivery Statement. Targets and actuals as published.
| Metric | Prior target | Actual | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | |
| Rate of accidental residential structure fires reported (per 100,000 households) | <60 | 52.2 | <60 |
| Response times to structure fires including call taking time - 50th percentile | <7.8 minutes | 8.2 minutes | <7.8 minutes |
| Response times to structure fires including call taking time - 90th percentile | <14 minutes | 12.8 minutes | <14 minutes |
| Percentage of building and other structure fires confined to room/object of origin | ≥80% | 82.4% | ≥80% |
| Estimated percentage of households with smoke alarm/detector installed | 95% | 97.8% | 95% |
| Fire and emergency services expenditure per person | $162 | $164 | $166 |
Source: Service Delivery Statement. Prior target and actual are for 2024-25; target is for 2025-26.
Source document
Service Delivery Statement — Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (PDF)Last updated: 2026-06-21. Factual information from published budget documents.