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❓ Question regarding the availability and specifications of 2.4 urban tankers within the Career Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) fleet, including deployment locations, retrofitting, and instances of unavailability.

AnsweredQoN 657Legislative Council

Asked

13 March 2018

Member

Hon Martin Aldridge

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Emergency Services

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I refer to the 2.4 urban tankers provided to the Career Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS), and I ask: (a) which CFRS stations are provided with a 2.4 urban tanker; (b) of those identified in (a), how many have been retrofitted with crew protection systems; (c) how many 2.4 urban tankers does the Department of Fire and Emergency Services have within its fleet for deployment to CFRS stations; (d) on how many occasions and, for what length of time, has a 2.4 urban tanker not been available to a CFRS station in the last 12 months; and (e) with reference to (d), on those occasions what appliance was provided to the CFRS station?

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Answered

12 April 2018

Responded by

Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Emergency Services

Response time

11 days

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) advises:
(a) Albany, Joondalup, Kalgoorlie and Malaga
(b) Two
(c) Six
(d) Nine for a total of 73 days in the last 12 months
(e) Light Tanker

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