❓ Question regarding backup power and communication contingency plans at the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) Cockburn headquarters. The response indicates a backup power supply exists, communications are not impacted by power loss, and contingency plans are in place. There have been no power losses affecting communications since the facility opened.
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I refer to power supply to the Department of Fire and Emergency Services Cockburn headquarters and ask: (a) is there a back-up power supply; (b) does the loss of power impact the communications system and the ability to communicate with fire stations; (c) what contingency plans are in place where power is lost and communications compromised; and (d) how many occasions since the facility opened has there been a loss of power affecting communications?
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Answered
14 October 2014
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services
Response time
27 days
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) advises:
(a) Yes.
(b) No. A power outage results in DFES enacting contingency plans depending on the duration of the outage.
(c) The DFES Emergency Services Complex in Cockburn (ESC) is integrated with a generator that provides power to the whole building in the event of a power outage impacting the ESC.
(d) None.
(a) Yes.
(b) No. A power outage results in DFES enacting contingency plans depending on the duration of the outage.
(c) The DFES Emergency Services Complex in Cockburn (ESC) is integrated with a generator that provides power to the whole building in the event of a power outage impacting the ESC.
(d) None.
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