❓ Hon Martin Aldridge asks about the implementation of the 2024-25 budget announcement of 60 additional career firefighters, specifically regarding the Cardup and north coastal fire stations. The Minister provides details on the rollout and station resourcing.
AnsweredQoN 642Legislative Council
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FIRE AND EMERGENCY
SERVICES — FIREFIGHTERS
642. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Emergency
Services:
I refer to the 2024–25
budget announcement of an additional 60 career firefighters.
(1) Can the
minister please identify across the forward estimates the implementation of the
announcement by year and number of firefighters?
(2) When is the career fire and rescue service Cardup
station expected to open, and will any of the 60 firefighters be used to
resource this station?
(3) When is the
CFRS north coastal station expected to open, and will any of the 60 firefighters
be used to resource this station?
(4) Has staff resourcing for the abovementioned CFRS
stations been provided for in the 2024–25 state budget?
SERVICES — FIREFIGHTERS
642. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Emergency
Services:
I refer to the 2024–25
budget announcement of an additional 60 career firefighters.
(1) Can the
minister please identify across the forward estimates the implementation of the
announcement by year and number of firefighters?
(2) When is the career fire and rescue service Cardup
station expected to open, and will any of the 60 firefighters be used to
resource this station?
(3) When is the
CFRS north coastal station expected to open, and will any of the 60 firefighters
be used to resource this station?
(4) Has staff resourcing for the abovementioned CFRS
stations been provided for in the 2024–25 state budget?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. I had one of these in my file already from 16 May;
the same question was asked again today.
(1) The forward estimates provide
for 20 additional firefighters a year for the next three financial years.
(2) It will open for the end of the fourth quarter of 2024,
and no.
(3) To be determined and no.
(4) Yes. Staff resourcing for Cardup
CFRS station has been provided for in the 2024–25 state budget.
some notice of the question. I had one of these in my file already from 16 May;
the same question was asked again today.
(1) The forward estimates provide
for 20 additional firefighters a year for the next three financial years.
(2) It will open for the end of the fourth quarter of 2024,
and no.
(3) To be determined and no.
(4) Yes. Staff resourcing for Cardup
CFRS station has been provided for in the 2024–25 state budget.
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