Emergency service response codes South Wales State Emergency Service use two levels of response, depending on what the call-out is and what has been directed of the crew attending the incident by orders of the duty officer: The New South Wales Police Force uses two distinct classifications for responding to incidents. In order to respond 'code red' a driver must be suitably trained and have qualified in appropriate police driver training courses. SA Ambulance Service use a Priority system. Note: Priorities 0 and 3 have been reserved for future use. Priority 9 is used for administration taskings. The South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service, Country
Emergency Fire Service Emergency Fire Service The Emergency Fire Service (EFS) was the fire and emergency service that operated in rural areas of South Australia in the 20th century. In 1979, with the passing of the Country Fires Act in the South Australian Parliament, the EFS was renamed the SA Country Fire Service. The EFS (or now CFS) springs from a long and complex partnership between volunteers, local government and the South Australian government to meet community safety needs. The partnership began as an attempt to deal with fires in rural areas. Also, in colonial times, government only attempted to control the outbreak