❓ Hon Bill Stretch asks about the training of personnel in ground management for water bombing operations. The response details the number of personnel trained since 1996-97 and the planned intake for the next two years.
AnsweredQoN 47Legislative Council
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(1) As the use of water bombing by the Department of Conservation and Land Management for fire control increases, and New South Wales experience shows that the ground management of such operations is the key to effectiveness, how many personnel have been trained in this management area? (2) What is the planned annual intake of such trainees in each of the next two years? Hon KIM CHANCE
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On behalf of Hon Tom Stephens I thank Hon Bill Stretch for some notice of the question. (1) Since the inception of the water bombing operations in Western Australia in the 1996-97 fire season, a total of 2 500 people comprising employees from the Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, and volunteers from local government bushfire brigades, have been trained in ground management functions associated with water bombing operations. Incident management functions that have been provided with training include fire controllers, sector commanders, firefighters and aircraft refillers. (2) It is expected that training in the various roles of ground management of water bombers will be delivered by CALM and FESA to about 100 trainees in each of the next two years.
(2) What is the planned annual intake of such trainees in each of the next two years? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : On behalf of Hon Tom Stephens I thank Hon Bill Stretch for some notice of the question. (1) Since the inception of the water bombing operations in Western Australia in the 1996-97 fire season, a total of 2 500 people comprising employees from the Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, and volunteers from local government bushfire brigades, have been trained in ground management functions associated with water bombing operations. Incident management functions that have been provided with training include fire controllers, sector commanders, firefighters and aircraft refillers. (2) It is expected that training in the various roles of ground management of water bombers will be delivered by CALM and FESA to about 100 trainees in each of the next two years.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : On behalf of Hon Tom Stephens I thank Hon Bill Stretch for some notice of the question. (1) Since the inception of the water bombing operations in Western Australia in the 1996-97 fire season, a total of 2 500 people comprising employees from the Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, and volunteers from local government bushfire brigades, have been trained in ground management functions associated with water bombing operations. Incident management functions that have been provided with training include fire controllers, sector commanders, firefighters and aircraft refillers. (2) It is expected that training in the various roles of ground management of water bombers will be delivered by CALM and FESA to about 100 trainees in each of the next two years.
On behalf of Hon Tom Stephens I thank Hon Bill Stretch for some notice of the question. (1) Since the inception of the water bombing operations in Western Australia in the 1996-97 fire season, a total of 2 500 people comprising employees from the Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, and volunteers from local government bushfire brigades, have been trained in ground management functions associated with water bombing operations. Incident management functions that have been provided with training include fire controllers, sector commanders, firefighters and aircraft refillers. (2) It is expected that training in the various roles of ground management of water bombers will be delivered by CALM and FESA to about 100 trainees in each of the next two years.
(1) Since the inception of the water bombing operations in Western Australia in the 1996-97 fire season, a total of 2 500 people comprising employees from the Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, and volunteers from local government bushfire brigades, have been trained in ground management functions associated with water bombing operations. Incident management functions that have been provided with training include fire controllers, sector commanders, firefighters and aircraft refillers. (2) It is expected that training in the various roles of ground management of water bombers will be delivered by CALM and FESA to about 100 trainees in each of the next two years.
(2) It is expected that training in the various roles of ground management of water bombers will be delivered by CALM and FESA to about 100 trainees in each of the next two years.
(2) What is the planned annual intake of such trainees in each of the next two years? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : On behalf of Hon Tom Stephens I thank Hon Bill Stretch for some notice of the question. (1) Since the inception of the water bombing operations in Western Australia in the 1996-97 fire season, a total of 2 500 people comprising employees from the Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, and volunteers from local government bushfire brigades, have been trained in ground management functions associated with water bombing operations. Incident management functions that have been provided with training include fire controllers, sector commanders, firefighters and aircraft refillers. (2) It is expected that training in the various roles of ground management of water bombers will be delivered by CALM and FESA to about 100 trainees in each of the next two years.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : On behalf of Hon Tom Stephens I thank Hon Bill Stretch for some notice of the question. (1) Since the inception of the water bombing operations in Western Australia in the 1996-97 fire season, a total of 2 500 people comprising employees from the Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, and volunteers from local government bushfire brigades, have been trained in ground management functions associated with water bombing operations. Incident management functions that have been provided with training include fire controllers, sector commanders, firefighters and aircraft refillers. (2) It is expected that training in the various roles of ground management of water bombers will be delivered by CALM and FESA to about 100 trainees in each of the next two years.
On behalf of Hon Tom Stephens I thank Hon Bill Stretch for some notice of the question. (1) Since the inception of the water bombing operations in Western Australia in the 1996-97 fire season, a total of 2 500 people comprising employees from the Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, and volunteers from local government bushfire brigades, have been trained in ground management functions associated with water bombing operations. Incident management functions that have been provided with training include fire controllers, sector commanders, firefighters and aircraft refillers. (2) It is expected that training in the various roles of ground management of water bombers will be delivered by CALM and FESA to about 100 trainees in each of the next two years.
(1) Since the inception of the water bombing operations in Western Australia in the 1996-97 fire season, a total of 2 500 people comprising employees from the Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, and volunteers from local government bushfire brigades, have been trained in ground management functions associated with water bombing operations. Incident management functions that have been provided with training include fire controllers, sector commanders, firefighters and aircraft refillers. (2) It is expected that training in the various roles of ground management of water bombers will be delivered by CALM and FESA to about 100 trainees in each of the next two years.
(2) It is expected that training in the various roles of ground management of water bombers will be delivered by CALM and FESA to about 100 trainees in each of the next two years.
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