▁The ▁partners hip ▁began ▁as ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁fires ▁in ▁rural ▁areas . ▁ ▁Also , ▁in ▁colonial ▁times , ▁government ▁only ▁attempted ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁wild fire ▁by ▁legisl ating ▁against ▁the ▁care less ▁use ▁of ▁fire , ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁ordin ance ▁against ▁reck less ▁burn - offs ▁or ▁stub ble ▁and ▁grass . ▁Fire ▁supp ression ▁was ▁left ▁to ▁local ▁residents ▁who ▁would ▁band ▁together ▁to ▁fight ▁fires ▁as ▁they ▁arose ▁without ▁any ▁formal ▁organisation ▁or ▁authority ▁to ▁set ▁back burn s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁Coun c ils ▁were ▁given ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁appoint ▁Fire ▁Control ▁Offic ers , ▁with ▁powers ▁to ▁do ▁anything ▁' necess ary ▁or ▁exped ient ▁and ▁pract ic able ' ▁to ▁prevent ▁fires , ▁or ▁to ▁protect ▁life ▁and ▁property ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁fire , ▁or ▁to ▁control ▁or ▁ex ting u ish ▁a ▁fire ▁including ▁back burn ing . ▁ ▁Techn ological ▁expansion ▁after ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁revolution ised ▁rural ▁fire f ight ing ▁with ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁rad ios , ▁tele ph ones , ▁motor ▁transport ▁and ▁the ▁kn aps ack ▁sp ray . ▁R ural ▁residents ▁also ▁began ▁to ▁form ▁into ▁local ▁or ▁district ▁fire f ight ing ▁associations . ▁ ▁Later ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War - eff ort , ▁government - equ ipped ▁volunte er ▁Emer gency ▁Fire ▁Service ▁( E FS ) ▁brig ades ▁were ▁established , ▁at ▁first ▁in