Farm Fire Units

Since the beginning of CFS, and well before, the farm firefighting community has provided a quick response to the early stages of a fire, the active firefighting during blazes, and the continued monitoring after emergency services have handed properties back to their owners.

Regional Capability Community Fund

Round 3 (2024-25)

The Regional Capability Community Fund (RCCF) has been established to improve community safety and capability to respond to fire emergencies. The RCCF will reimburse between $200 to $3,000 (GST inclusive) to farmers and farming businesses to purchase equipment to support the safe use of Farm Fire Units (FFU).

Eligible applicants

Applications will be accepted from: 

• Individual farmers
• Farming businesses or rural landholders
• Rural community groups (Note: Applications from rural community groups will only be eligible for reimbursement for shared use fire rated personal protective clothing).

Only one application per person or business/entity will be eligible.

In Round Three, consideration will be given to those applicants who were unsuccessful for reimbursement of a Farm Fire Unit or did not apply in Rounds One or Two. 

Eligible equipment

Items eligible for reimbursement include:

• Tank with a minimum water capacity of 400L and with fill point for water for use on vehicle
• Water pump for use on vehicle
• Hose and branch for use on vehicle
• Farm Fire Unit (i.e., compact fire units or slip on skid units) 
• Fire rated personal protective clothing (i.e., gloves, heavy duty cotton or natural fibre shirt/jacket/pants, closed leather work boots, helmets and P2 or above rated dust masks)
• First aid kits (specifically with burns kit included)
• Fire blankets
• UHF/CB radios 
• Amber rotating beacon
• Heat shields

Please note: Eligible items applied for in the application must be intended purchases, and not items already purchased.

Ineligible equipment

Ineligible items for reimbursement are:

• vehicle modifications or repairs to existing farm firefighting equipment
• equipment that is not part of a CFS registered FFU
• the purchase of a vehicle for the purposes of being an FFU
• fixed water tanks and/or associated water pumps and hoses that are located on properties for domestic, agriculture or livestock use, and do not form part of a CFS registered FFU
• equipment and items that have already been purchased (prior to grant approval)

Applications for Round 3 (2024-25) have now closed.

Key Attachments to application

The following documents must be included with your application. They can be uploaded as attachments through the application portal.

• Evidence of the quote/s received from the supplier for the proposed equipment purchases.

Key Documentation

• RCCF Guidelines: Round Three 2024–25
• RCCF Frequently Asked Questions: Round Three 2024–25

Key Dates

Note: the above dates are indicative only and may be subject to change

For more information about the application process for Round 3 of the RCCF, please contact the RCCF Coordinator on 08 8115 3926 or email safecom.rccf@eso.sa.gov.au.