❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks detailed expenditure data on bushfire management and mitigation efforts. The response provides some figures but indicates DFES cannot provide a complete breakdown, deferring to DBCA for specific fire suppression and mitigation costs within forests and national parks.
AnsweredQoN 1266Legislative Council
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(1) How much did the
Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DBCA) spend on each of the following in the
2021-22 financial year: (a) prescribed burning in the south-west forest regions; (b) bushfire suppression
in the south-west forest regions; (c) prescribed burning in
each of the other DBCA regions; (d) bushfire suppression
in each of the other DBCA regions; (e) prescribed burning in total; (f) bushfire suppression
in total; (g) bushfire technical
services; (h) bushfire risk management planning; (i) land use planning for
the Rural Fire Division; (j) the Bushfire Centre of
Excellence; and (k) payments to local government for
bushfire mitigation: (i) to each local government; and (ii) in total? (2) How much did the state government spend in the 2021-22 financial year on each of the following: (a) the State Bushfire
Advisory Council; (b) the Interagency
Bushfire Operations Committee; (c) the State Emergency
Management Committee; and (d) the Office of Bushfire
Risk Management?
Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DBCA) spend on each of the following in the
2021-22 financial year: (a) prescribed burning in the south-west forest regions; (b) bushfire suppression
in the south-west forest regions; (c) prescribed burning in
each of the other DBCA regions; (d) bushfire suppression
in each of the other DBCA regions; (e) prescribed burning in total; (f) bushfire suppression
in total; (g) bushfire technical
services; (h) bushfire risk management planning; (i) land use planning for
the Rural Fire Division; (j) the Bushfire Centre of
Excellence; and (k) payments to local government for
bushfire mitigation: (i) to each local government; and (ii) in total? (2) How much did the state government spend in the 2021-22 financial year on each of the following: (a) the State Bushfire
Advisory Council; (b) the Interagency
Bushfire Operations Committee; (c) the State Emergency
Management Committee; and (d) the Office of Bushfire
Risk Management?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
21 March 2023
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services
Response time
6 days
(1) (a-f). The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) is unable to determine the costs as requested. DBCA are responsible for fire suppression and mitigation in the State’s forests and National Parks.
(1) (g) $1,156,734 excluding indirect costs.
(1) (h) $3,470,920 excluding indirect costs.
(1) (i) $623,868 excluding indirect costs.
(1) (j) $5,002,849 excluding indirect costs.
(1) (k) (i) (ii)
Payments to Local Governments for Bushfire Mitigation in 2021-22 are included in the table below and total $7,600,804:
(2) (a) $6,492.00
(2) (b) Nil
(2) (c) $144,594.33 excluding indirect costs.
(2) (d) $1,002,146 excluding indirect costs.
(1) (g) $1,156,734 excluding indirect costs.
(1) (h) $3,470,920 excluding indirect costs.
(1) (i) $623,868 excluding indirect costs.
(1) (j) $5,002,849 excluding indirect costs.
(1) (k) (i) (ii)
Payments to Local Governments for Bushfire Mitigation in 2021-22 are included in the table below and total $7,600,804:
(2) (a) $6,492.00
(2) (b) Nil
(2) (c) $144,594.33 excluding indirect costs.
(2) (d) $1,002,146 excluding indirect costs.
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