Queensland Fire Department
Queensland Budget 2024-25 · Miles Government
As at budget day (2024-06-11)
Key service areas
Budget initiatives
Funding from Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements Efficiencies, jointly funded with the Australian Government, to support high-priority disaster resilience and mitigation infrastructure and programs.
$100 million over three years funds high-priority disaster resilience and mitigation projects, helping protect communities from floods, cyclones and other natural disasters.
General Government operating, $100M over 3 years, jointly funded with the Australian Government
Capital investment in enhanced firefighter safety equipment and remediation of the Ayr Fire and Rescue Station.
Firefighters receive enhanced safety equipment and the Ayr Fire and Rescue Station is remediated, improving safety for both firefighters and the communities they protect.
Capital, $9M in 2024-25 ($5M firefighter safety equipment + $4M Ayr station remediation)
Forward estimates
Year-by-year allocations for 2 measures with published forward profiles.
| Measure | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disaster Resilience and Mitigation Program | $40M | $40M | $20M | $100.0M |
| Enhanced Firefighter Safety Equipment | $9M | — | — | $9.0M |
| Total | $49.0M | $40.0M | $20.0M | $109.0M |
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 | 45.9 | <60 |
| Response times to structure fires including call taking time — 50th percentile | <7.8 minutes | 8.4 minutes | <7.8 minutes |
| Percentage of building and other structure fires confined to room/object of origin | ≥80% | 79.7% | ≥80% |
| Estimated percentage of households with smoke alarm/detector installed | 95% | 97.6% | 95% |
| Fire services expenditure per person | $179 | $190 | $183 |
Source: Service Delivery Statement. Prior target and actual are for 2024-25; target is for 2025-26.
Source document
Service Delivery Statement — Queensland Fire Department (PDF)Last updated: 2026-06-20. Factual information from published budget documents.