▁Ad ela ide , ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁some ▁country ▁areas . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁equipment ▁from ▁these ▁groups ▁was ▁l ent ▁to ▁District ▁Coun c ils ▁for ▁rural ▁fire f ight ing ▁work . ▁To ▁super v ise ▁the ▁program , ▁an ▁Emer gency ▁Fire ▁Services ▁operation ▁was ▁formed ▁within ▁the ▁Police ▁Department . ▁Grad ually ▁the ▁many ▁local ▁council ▁brig ades ▁began ▁to ▁feel ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁state wide ▁service . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 5 0 s , ▁the ▁E FS ▁organisation ▁grew ▁stronger , ▁and ▁volunte ers ▁began ▁to ▁campaign ▁for ▁the ▁E FS ▁to ▁be ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁stat ut ory ▁authority . ▁This ▁was ▁achieved ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁with ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁the ▁Country ▁F ires ▁Act , ▁which ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁SA ▁Country ▁Fire ▁Service ▁( CF S ). ▁ ▁Notes ▁and ▁references ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁SA ▁Country ▁Fire ▁Service ▁SA ▁Metropolitan ▁Fire ▁Service ▁ ▁Category : Fire ▁and ▁rescue ▁services ▁of ▁Australia ▁Category : S outh ▁Australian ▁Country ▁Fire ▁Service <0x0A> </s> ▁Sir ▁William ▁Will att ▁S lack ▁( 2 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁– ▁ 2 8 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁sur geon ▁who ▁became ▁de an ▁of ▁U CL ▁Medical ▁School ▁and ▁Ser je ant ▁Sur geon ▁to ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 9 ▁death s ▁Category : A cadem ics ▁of ▁University