❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice from 2010 regarding bushfire management in the 2007-08 and 2008-09 fire seasons, focusing on FESA's role, resources, and interoperability with other fire services. The answer provides data on fire incidents and outlines FESA's review processes and interagency collaboration efforts.
AnsweredQoN 3244Legislative Council
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(1) How many recorded bush fires were there in the 2008-09 fire season?
(2) In how many bush fires were private property damaged?
(3) How many of these bush fires were controlled by FESA?
(4) How many bush fires did FESA manage in the 2007-08 fire season?
(5) If there was a substantial increase from the 2007-08 season to the 2008-09 season, what processes were in place to ensure that FESA staff had sufficient expertise and numbers for the increased number of bush fires they were required to handle?
(6) How many of the bush fires in 2008-09 were classified as major fires?
(7) How many of the major bush fires were coordinated by FESA?
(8) What monitoring of the effect of last year’s legislation has/is being carried out on -
(a) FESA workloads;
(b) comparing FESA-managed bush fires to Volunteer or DEC managed bush fires; and
(c) progress of increasing Interoperability between the fire services?
(2) In how many bush fires were private property damaged?
(3) How many of these bush fires were controlled by FESA?
(4) How many bush fires did FESA manage in the 2007-08 fire season?
(5) If there was a substantial increase from the 2007-08 season to the 2008-09 season, what processes were in place to ensure that FESA staff had sufficient expertise and numbers for the increased number of bush fires they were required to handle?
(6) How many of the bush fires in 2008-09 were classified as major fires?
(7) How many of the major bush fires were coordinated by FESA?
(8) What monitoring of the effect of last year’s legislation has/is being carried out on -
(a) FESA workloads;
(b) comparing FESA-managed bush fires to Volunteer or DEC managed bush fires; and
(c) progress of increasing Interoperability between the fire services?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
14 March 2011
Responded by
Minister for Energy representing the Minister for Emergency Services
Response time
102 days
The Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (FESA) advises:
(1) There were 7,607 in total - 5,422 were managed by FESA.
(2) 29
(3) 16
(4) There were 7,114 in total - 5,509 were managed by FESA.
(5) Not applicable.
(6) 6
(7) 3
(8)
a) FESA as a matter of course debriefs and reviews all major responses where it has responsibility for control and participates in reviews of other incidents in which it plays a part. FESA has additional coordination and command systems in place since the implementation of the amended bush fire legislation.
b) There is no comparison undertaken.
c) The establishment of the Interagency Bush Fire Management Committee has made significant progress to enhance interoperability between fire services which includes: the formation of preformed interagency teams when identified triggers are met; common incident structures; training systems; and interagency liaison officers operating at the State Operations Centre.
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(1) There were 7,607 in total - 5,422 were managed by FESA.
(2) 29
(3) 16
(4) There were 7,114 in total - 5,509 were managed by FESA.
(5) Not applicable.
(6) 6
(7) 3
(8)
a) FESA as a matter of course debriefs and reviews all major responses where it has responsibility for control and participates in reviews of other incidents in which it plays a part. FESA has additional coordination and command systems in place since the implementation of the amended bush fire legislation.
b) There is no comparison undertaken.
c) The establishment of the Interagency Bush Fire Management Committee has made significant progress to enhance interoperability between fire services which includes: the formation of preformed interagency teams when identified triggers are met; common incident structures; training systems; and interagency liaison officers operating at the State Operations Centre.
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