❓ The Minister for Education responds to a question regarding bushfire preparedness in schools listed on the Bushfire Zone Register, outlining measures taken including a MOU with emergency services, updated guidelines, ember screens, bushfire education, and compliance reporting.
AnsweredQoN 7564Legislative Assembly
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I refer to schools listed on the bushfire zone register, and I ask, will the Minister list all the schools on this register and outline what additional measures have been taken in respects of each of those schools?
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Answered
1 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
40 days
The Bushfire Zone Register, which the Member refers to, only relates to government schools. While the Catholic Education Office of WA (CEOWA) and the Association of Independent Schools WA (AISWA) continue to work collaboratively with Department of Education on related communication issues, the CEOWA and AISWA operate complementary information systems to oversee bushfire management strategies within the non-government schools sector.
The attached table lists schools on the Department's Bushfire Zone Register, [see tabled paper no].
Additional measures undertaken in respect of each school include:
The Department of Education has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, which will enable the Fire and Emergency Services Authority to address the reduction of bushfire risk around public schools listed on the Bushfire Zone Register through fuel load measurement, mapping, risk assessment, hazard reduction burning and physical mitigation works. The Memorandum of Understanding will remain in place for a period of three years, commencing on 1 July 2012.
'
The
Principal's Guide to Bushfire'
was originally developed in 2010 and last updated in December 2011 and can be found on
www.det.wa.edu.au/policies
The Department of Education has arranged for the installation of ember screens on evaporative cooling units at schools listed on the Department's Bushfire Zone Register by November 2012. The decision to proceed was made following research and a trial undertaken by Building Management and Works at two public schools.
Schools which are located in bushfire-prone areas will incorporate bushfire education in their curriculum plan.
All schools which are listed on the Bushfire Zone Register are required to report their compliance with Recommendation 10 of the
Keelty Report
(Bushfire Education) annually to the Department of Education.
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The attached table lists schools on the Department's Bushfire Zone Register, [see tabled paper no].
Additional measures undertaken in respect of each school include:
The Department of Education has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Fire and Emergency Services Authority, which will enable the Fire and Emergency Services Authority to address the reduction of bushfire risk around public schools listed on the Bushfire Zone Register through fuel load measurement, mapping, risk assessment, hazard reduction burning and physical mitigation works. The Memorandum of Understanding will remain in place for a period of three years, commencing on 1 July 2012.
'
The
Principal's Guide to Bushfire'
was originally developed in 2010 and last updated in December 2011 and can be found on
www.det.wa.edu.au/policies
The Department of Education has arranged for the installation of ember screens on evaporative cooling units at schools listed on the Department's Bushfire Zone Register by November 2012. The decision to proceed was made following research and a trial undertaken by Building Management and Works at two public schools.
Schools which are located in bushfire-prone areas will incorporate bushfire education in their curriculum plan.
All schools which are listed on the Bushfire Zone Register are required to report their compliance with Recommendation 10 of the
Keelty Report
(Bushfire Education) annually to the Department of Education.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
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