A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding fuel loads in metropolitan parks and reserves and the WA Police's interaction with volunteer fire brigades. The Minister was unable to provide specific answers to the questions asked.

AnsweredQoN 2644Legislative Council
Asked
10 August 2010
Portfolio
Emergency Services

QuestionView source ↗

(1) In relation to the 600 plus parks and reserves, including ones with MOU’s, in the metropolitan area, can the Minister please advise, -
(a) how many have fuel loads over five tonnes to the hectare;
(b) how many have fuel loads over 10 tonnes to the hectare; and
(c) what plans have FESA drawn up, to lower fuel loads in all these parks and reserves?
(2) In FESA’s last bush fire audit conducted last season, can the Minister advise on how many occasions did the Western Australian Police, on instruction from the FESA Incident Controller, stop volunteer brigade members and units proceeding to fires and instruct them to take a different route?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
7 September 2010
Responded by
Minister for Energy representing the Minister for Emergency Services
Response time
28 days
(1) Parks and reserves are the responsibility of either an individual Local Government or the Department of Environment and Conservation, depending on location.
(a) N/A
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(2) The Minister is unable to answer this question as the information is not available.
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