❓ Mr. Redman questions the Minister for Emergency Services about the rollout of defibrillators to regional fire trucks, citing a lack of response to a previous inquiry and a 12-month delay since the initial announcement. The Minister responds by highlighting the positive outcome of providing defibrillators and questions the politicization of the issue.
AnsweredQoN 907Legislative Assembly
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DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND
EMERGENCY SERVICES — VOLUNTEERS
907. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Minister for Emergency Services:
My question without notice is to the
Minister for Emergency Services —
Mr F.M. Logan interjected.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : I am over
here. The minister is still a member. He is not going yet!
I
refer to the lack of a response provided to Hon Colin de Grussa yesterday about
the rollout of life-saving defibrillators for every regional fire
brigade and that it has been 12 months since the minister made this
announcement via a dorothy dixer.
(1) Have 780 regional fire trucks
been fitted with defibrillators?
(2) What is current policy on the use of
defibrillators, and can the minister please detail exactly what he k nows
about that?
EMERGENCY SERVICES — VOLUNTEERS
907. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Minister for Emergency Services:
My question without notice is to the
Minister for Emergency Services —
Mr F.M. Logan interjected.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : I am over
here. The minister is still a member. He is not going yet!
I
refer to the lack of a response provided to Hon Colin de Grussa yesterday about
the rollout of life-saving defibrillators for every regional fire
brigade and that it has been 12 months since the minister made this
announcement via a dorothy dixer.
(1) Have 780 regional fire trucks
been fitted with defibrillators?
(2) What is current policy on the use of
defibrillators, and can the minister please detail exactly what he k nows
about that?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) I
know that primarily volunteers called for the defibrillators and that the
Department of Fire and Emergency Services agreed that we would roll them out
across all the vehicles—both career firefighter and volunteer vehicles—across
Western Australia. It is a great outcome. Funding was made available through
the Department of Fire and Emergency Services so that each of these vehicles
can add to the community service that they provide should they come across
someone who may be having a heart attack. Why would the member want to
politicise this?
know that primarily volunteers called for the defibrillators and that the
Department of Fire and Emergency Services agreed that we would roll them out
across all the vehicles—both career firefighter and volunteer vehicles—across
Western Australia. It is a great outcome. Funding was made available through
the Department of Fire and Emergency Services so that each of these vehicles
can add to the community service that they provide should they come across
someone who may be having a heart attack. Why would the member want to
politicise this?
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