reimbursements, purchases, and GST claims (often combined with Brigade Administration Coordinator) Leadership Former Chiefs of the Country Fire Service have included: Chief Officer Brett Loughlin as of September 2022 Mark Jones QFSM from September 2019 to September 2022 Greg Nettleton AFSM from 24 January 2011 until 5 July 2019. Euan Ferguson AFSM since 2001. Announced resignation 30th Sept 2010 to take the role of Chief Fire Officer of the CFA CEO Vince Monterola AM AFSM (2001–2003) Stuart Ellis AM(Military) (1996–2001) Alan Ferris (1994–1996) Director Donald Macarthur (1985–1994) Lloyd Johns (1979–1985) Fred Kerr (1977–1979, and EFS Director from 1949) CFS logos Star logo The eight-pointed star logo is used as the official badge of the SA Country Fire Service. It is claimed to have originated from the Maltese Cross, the emblem of the Knights of Malta, which was used by the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem at the time of the Crusades. The points or tenets were said to represent the knightly virtues of tact, loyalty, dexterity, observation, sympathy, explicitness, gallantry and perseverance. Since these virtues represent the qualities required by a firefighter, the star was chosen for the insignia of the CFS. Each point of the Star represents a virtue, valued in a fire fighter. These are (from top point, going clock-wise): tact, loyalty, dexterity, observation, sympathy, gallantry, explicitness, and perseverance. Although the corporate 'taxi' logo is now used in most applications, the star is still the official insignia of the CFS. The corporate logo The new corporate logo was introduced in 1999, in an effort to present the modern image of the CFS as a professional organisation. The logo should be used on fire appliances, fleet vehicles, helmets and official CFS publications. The logo was chosen as a result of a competition and is based on a design by a CFS volunteer, Gary MacRae. The red checker pattern representing the fire service, the yellow representing the colour of the CFS turn-out gear, and the map of south Australia representing the area served. Dispatch The CFS has a few ways of dispatching brigades to emergencies, however in almost all, pagers are used to alert volunteers to the incident. People wanting to report an incident should ring the national emergency number 000 and ask for 'fire'. Their call will be taken by trained operators at the SAMFS communications centre. Brigades can also be responded by notifying a brigade in person,