❓ Question regarding DFES procedures for fire engineering briefs, vehicle specifications, water usage recording, and compliance personnel. Answers reveal lack of transparency in submission tracking and no recording of water usage at structural fires.
AnsweredQoN 600Legislative Council
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I refer to the Department of
Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) Built Environment Branch (BEB), Compliance
and Operating Procedures, and ask: (a) when
a Fire Engineering Brief is submitted online to DFES and it is given a
submission number, does the website provide a full transparent list of
submission numbers and an expected time for response; (b) if no to (a), why not; (c) what
is the onboard water tank size for DFES Scania medium pumper vehicles; (d) what
national or international standards does DFES use as a reference for the design
of its fire fighting appliances; (e) how
does DFES measure and record the amount of water used at a structural fire incident; (f) if
it does not measure and record how much water is used at a structural fire, why
not; and (g) how
many people are qualified to undertake compliance checks for the purposes of
connection to the Direct Brigade Alarm Network?
Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) Built Environment Branch (BEB), Compliance
and Operating Procedures, and ask: (a) when
a Fire Engineering Brief is submitted online to DFES and it is given a
submission number, does the website provide a full transparent list of
submission numbers and an expected time for response; (b) if no to (a), why not; (c) what
is the onboard water tank size for DFES Scania medium pumper vehicles; (d) what
national or international standards does DFES use as a reference for the design
of its fire fighting appliances; (e) how
does DFES measure and record the amount of water used at a structural fire incident; (f) if
it does not measure and record how much water is used at a structural fire, why
not; and (g) how
many people are qualified to undertake compliance checks for the purposes of
connection to the Direct Brigade Alarm Network?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
10 December 2013
Responded by
Attorney General representing the Minister for Emergency Services
Response time
21 days
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) advises:
(a) -(b) No. The reference number is private between the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) and the client submitting an Electronic Submission (
Privacy Act 1988
).
(c) Approximately 1000 litres depending on the Scania series.
(d) Contracted vehicle and body manufacturers are to comply with Australian Design Rules for Heavy Vehicle Modification, (Fitment of appropriate second manufacturers compliance plate where required) including but not limited to, Federal and State (WA) Road Traffic Vehicle Standards/Licensing requirements, and other related industry acts, standards and regulations.
(e) The DFES does not record the amount of water used to suppress structural fires.
(f) There is no operational requirement to do so.
(g) Two.
(a) -(b) No. The reference number is private between the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) and the client submitting an Electronic Submission (
Privacy Act 1988
).
(c) Approximately 1000 litres depending on the Scania series.
(d) Contracted vehicle and body manufacturers are to comply with Australian Design Rules for Heavy Vehicle Modification, (Fitment of appropriate second manufacturers compliance plate where required) including but not limited to, Federal and State (WA) Road Traffic Vehicle Standards/Licensing requirements, and other related industry acts, standards and regulations.
(e) The DFES does not record the amount of water used to suppress structural fires.
(f) There is no operational requirement to do so.
(g) Two.
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