❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses the Fire and Emergency Services Authority's (FESA) management of unexploded ordnance (UXO) risks in the Shire of Northam, including mapping, procedures, and information dissemination to bush fire brigades and landowners. The Minister's response clarifies FESA's actions and policies regarding UXO management.
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FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AUTHORITY — UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE
(1) Can the minister confirm that the Fire and Emergency Services Authority has a UXO zone 5 map that indicates the general location of unexploded ordnance in the Shire of Northam? (2) Will the minister table a copy of the map; and, if not, why not? (3) Can the minister confirm that FESA has a UXO standard operating procedure 66, applicable to the UXO zone 5 map areas, which indicates that no people, earthmoving equipment or brigade vehicles can enter the UXO zone 5 areas to fight a bushfire? (4) Will the minister please table a copy of SOP 66; and, if not, why not? (5) Can the minister confirm that, despite there being seven bush fire brigades in the Northam shire, UXO maps have been approved by FESA for only two brigades? (6) Can the minister deny that FESA will not allow the Shire of Northam to give a copy of the UXO zone 5 map to the other five bush fire brigades in the Northam shire, bush fire fighters on the ground, landowners with UXO zone 5 areas on their properties or other interested landholders? (7) How many UXO zone 5 maps are there in Western Australia, and which areas do they cover? (8) Has FESA attempted to get the Department of Defence to conduct a survey to identify the location of UXOs in the Shire of Northam with a view to clearing the UXOs from the area? Hon JON FORD
(1) Can the minister confirm that the Fire and Emergency Services Authority has a UXO zone 5 map that indicates the general location of unexploded ordnance in the Shire of Northam? (2) Will the minister table a copy of the map; and, if not, why not? (3) Can the minister confirm that FESA has a UXO standard operating procedure 66, applicable to the UXO zone 5 map areas, which indicates that no people, earthmoving equipment or brigade vehicles can enter the UXO zone 5 areas to fight a bushfire? (4) Will the minister please table a copy of SOP 66; and, if not, why not? (5) Can the minister confirm that, despite there being seven bush fire brigades in the Northam shire, UXO maps have been approved by FESA for only two brigades? (6) Can the minister deny that FESA will not allow the Shire of Northam to give a copy of the UXO zone 5 map to the other five bush fire brigades in the Northam shire, bush fire fighters on the ground, landowners with UXO zone 5 areas on their properties or other interested landholders? (7) How many UXO zone 5 maps are there in Western Australia, and which areas do they cover? (8) Has FESA attempted to get the Department of Defence to conduct a survey to identify the location of UXOs in the Shire of Northam with a view to clearing the UXOs from the area? Hon JON FORD
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) Yes. (2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(2) Will the minister table a copy of the map; and, if not, why not? (3) Can the minister confirm that FESA has a UXO standard operating procedure 66, applicable to the UXO zone 5 map areas, which indicates that no people, earthmoving equipment or brigade vehicles can enter the UXO zone 5 areas to fight a bushfire? (4) Will the minister please table a copy of SOP 66; and, if not, why not? (5) Can the minister confirm that, despite there being seven bush fire brigades in the Northam shire, UXO maps have been approved by FESA for only two brigades? (6) Can the minister deny that FESA will not allow the Shire of Northam to give a copy of the UXO zone 5 map to the other five bush fire brigades in the Northam shire, bush fire fighters on the ground, landowners with UXO zone 5 areas on their properties or other interested landholders? (7) How many UXO zone 5 maps are there in Western Australia, and which areas do they cover? (8) Has FESA attempted to get the Department of Defence to conduct a survey to identify the location of UXOs in the Shire of Northam with a view to clearing the UXOs from the area? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) Yes. (2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(3) Can the minister confirm that FESA has a UXO standard operating procedure 66, applicable to the UXO zone 5 map areas, which indicates that no people, earthmoving equipment or brigade vehicles can enter the UXO zone 5 areas to fight a bushfire? (4) Will the minister please table a copy of SOP 66; and, if not, why not? (5) Can the minister confirm that, despite there being seven bush fire brigades in the Northam shire, UXO maps have been approved by FESA for only two brigades? (6) Can the minister deny that FESA will not allow the Shire of Northam to give a copy of the UXO zone 5 map to the other five bush fire brigades in the Northam shire, bush fire fighters on the ground, landowners with UXO zone 5 areas on their properties or other interested landholders? (7) How many UXO zone 5 maps are there in Western Australia, and which areas do they cover? (8) Has FESA attempted to get the Department of Defence to conduct a survey to identify the location of UXOs in the Shire of Northam with a view to clearing the UXOs from the area? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) Yes. (2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(4) Will the minister please table a copy of SOP 66; and, if not, why not? (5) Can the minister confirm that, despite there being seven bush fire brigades in the Northam shire, UXO maps have been approved by FESA for only two brigades? (6) Can the minister deny that FESA will not allow the Shire of Northam to give a copy of the UXO zone 5 map to the other five bush fire brigades in the Northam shire, bush fire fighters on the ground, landowners with UXO zone 5 areas on their properties or other interested landholders? (7) How many UXO zone 5 maps are there in Western Australia, and which areas do they cover? (8) Has FESA attempted to get the Department of Defence to conduct a survey to identify the location of UXOs in the Shire of Northam with a view to clearing the UXOs from the area? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) Yes. (2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(5) Can the minister confirm that, despite there being seven bush fire brigades in the Northam shire, UXO maps have been approved by FESA for only two brigades? (6) Can the minister deny that FESA will not allow the Shire of Northam to give a copy of the UXO zone 5 map to the other five bush fire brigades in the Northam shire, bush fire fighters on the ground, landowners with UXO zone 5 areas on their properties or other interested landholders? (7) How many UXO zone 5 maps are there in Western Australia, and which areas do they cover? (8) Has FESA attempted to get the Department of Defence to conduct a survey to identify the location of UXOs in the Shire of Northam with a view to clearing the UXOs from the area? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) Yes. (2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(6) Can the minister deny that FESA will not allow the Shire of Northam to give a copy of the UXO zone 5 map to the other five bush fire brigades in the Northam shire, bush fire fighters on the ground, landowners with UXO zone 5 areas on their properties or other interested landholders? (7) How many UXO zone 5 maps are there in Western Australia, and which areas do they cover? (8) Has FESA attempted to get the Department of Defence to conduct a survey to identify the location of UXOs in the Shire of Northam with a view to clearing the UXOs from the area? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) Yes. (2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(7) How many UXO zone 5 maps are there in Western Australia, and which areas do they cover? (8) Has FESA attempted to get the Department of Defence to conduct a survey to identify the location of UXOs in the Shire of Northam with a view to clearing the UXOs from the area? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) Yes. (2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(8) Has FESA attempted to get the Department of Defence to conduct a survey to identify the location of UXOs in the Shire of Northam with a view to clearing the UXOs from the area? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) Yes. (2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) Yes. (2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) Yes. (2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(1) Yes. (2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(2) Will the minister table a copy of the map; and, if not, why not? (3) Can the minister confirm that FESA has a UXO standard operating procedure 66, applicable to the UXO zone 5 map areas, which indicates that no people, earthmoving equipment or brigade vehicles can enter the UXO zone 5 areas to fight a bushfire? (4) Will the minister please table a copy of SOP 66; and, if not, why not? (5) Can the minister confirm that, despite there being seven bush fire brigades in the Northam shire, UXO maps have been approved by FESA for only two brigades? (6) Can the minister deny that FESA will not allow the Shire of Northam to give a copy of the UXO zone 5 map to the other five bush fire brigades in the Northam shire, bush fire fighters on the ground, landowners with UXO zone 5 areas on their properties or other interested landholders? (7) How many UXO zone 5 maps are there in Western Australia, and which areas do they cover? (8) Has FESA attempted to get the Department of Defence to conduct a survey to identify the location of UXOs in the Shire of Northam with a view to clearing the UXOs from the area? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) Yes. (2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(3) Can the minister confirm that FESA has a UXO standard operating procedure 66, applicable to the UXO zone 5 map areas, which indicates that no people, earthmoving equipment or brigade vehicles can enter the UXO zone 5 areas to fight a bushfire? (4) Will the minister please table a copy of SOP 66; and, if not, why not? (5) Can the minister confirm that, despite there being seven bush fire brigades in the Northam shire, UXO maps have been approved by FESA for only two brigades? (6) Can the minister deny that FESA will not allow the Shire of Northam to give a copy of the UXO zone 5 map to the other five bush fire brigades in the Northam shire, bush fire fighters on the ground, landowners with UXO zone 5 areas on their properties or other interested landholders? (7) How many UXO zone 5 maps are there in Western Australia, and which areas do they cover? (8) Has FESA attempted to get the Department of Defence to conduct a survey to identify the location of UXOs in the Shire of Northam with a view to clearing the UXOs from the area? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) Yes. (2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(4) Will the minister please table a copy of SOP 66; and, if not, why not? (5) Can the minister confirm that, despite there being seven bush fire brigades in the Northam shire, UXO maps have been approved by FESA for only two brigades? (6) Can the minister deny that FESA will not allow the Shire of Northam to give a copy of the UXO zone 5 map to the other five bush fire brigades in the Northam shire, bush fire fighters on the ground, landowners with UXO zone 5 areas on their properties or other interested landholders? (7) How many UXO zone 5 maps are there in Western Australia, and which areas do they cover? (8) Has FESA attempted to get the Department of Defence to conduct a survey to identify the location of UXOs in the Shire of Northam with a view to clearing the UXOs from the area? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) Yes. (2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(5) Can the minister confirm that, despite there being seven bush fire brigades in the Northam shire, UXO maps have been approved by FESA for only two brigades? (6) Can the minister deny that FESA will not allow the Shire of Northam to give a copy of the UXO zone 5 map to the other five bush fire brigades in the Northam shire, bush fire fighters on the ground, landowners with UXO zone 5 areas on their properties or other interested landholders? (7) How many UXO zone 5 maps are there in Western Australia, and which areas do they cover? (8) Has FESA attempted to get the Department of Defence to conduct a survey to identify the location of UXOs in the Shire of Northam with a view to clearing the UXOs from the area? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) Yes. (2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(6) Can the minister deny that FESA will not allow the Shire of Northam to give a copy of the UXO zone 5 map to the other five bush fire brigades in the Northam shire, bush fire fighters on the ground, landowners with UXO zone 5 areas on their properties or other interested landholders? (7) How many UXO zone 5 maps are there in Western Australia, and which areas do they cover? (8) Has FESA attempted to get the Department of Defence to conduct a survey to identify the location of UXOs in the Shire of Northam with a view to clearing the UXOs from the area? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) Yes. (2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(7) How many UXO zone 5 maps are there in Western Australia, and which areas do they cover? (8) Has FESA attempted to get the Department of Defence to conduct a survey to identify the location of UXOs in the Shire of Northam with a view to clearing the UXOs from the area? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) Yes. (2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(8) Has FESA attempted to get the Department of Defence to conduct a survey to identify the location of UXOs in the Shire of Northam with a view to clearing the UXOs from the area? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) Yes. (2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) Yes. (2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) Yes. (2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(1) Yes. (2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(2) No. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. The maps outline suspected, not confirmed, contaminated sites based on areas where historical data indicates contamination may have been possible. (3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(3) Yes. (4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(4) Yes, and I table the attached documents. [See paper 4064.] (5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(5) No. All seven bush fire brigades in Northam have been provided with UXO maps. (6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(6) Yes. As stated in (5), all Northam bush fire brigades have UXO maps. These maps are designed for fire control management purposes only and are not for public distribution. (7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(7) There are four such maps, covering Northam, the Rockingham artillery range, the Mt Brown region and the Yanchep-Two Rocks area. (8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
(8) No. The current landowners are generally liable for the costs associated with UXO assessment and survey.
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