"service"

means a fire brigade service intended to be employed for—

(a)preventing the outbreak or spread of a fire;
(b)fighting or extinguishing a fire;
(c)the protection of life or property against a fire or other threatening danger;
(d)the rescue of life or property from a fire or other danger;
(e)subject to the provisions of the Health Act, 1977 (Act No. 63 of 1977), the rendering of an ambulance service as an integral part of the fire brigade service; or
(f)the performance of any other function connected with any of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e).