❓ Question on Notice regarding fire mitigation funding in the Great Southern Region and specifically the Fitzgerald River National Park, following a recent fire. The response details DFES funding for the region but clarifies DBCA is responsible for mitigation in the park itself, and the fire cost is not yet finalised.
AnsweredQoN 1337Legislative Council
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I refer to the recent fire in the Fitzgerald River National Park on February 10 which burnt more than 4,400 hectares, and I ask: (a) how much has the Department of Fire and Emergency Services allocated for
fire mitigation in the Great Southern Region in the following years: (i) 2020-21; (ii) 2021-22; and (iii) 2022-23; (b) how much has the Department of Fire and Emergency Services allocated for fire mitigation in the Fitzgerald National Park in the same years as (i); and (c) what was the cost of controlling the recent fire on February 10?
fire mitigation in the Great Southern Region in the following years: (i) 2020-21; (ii) 2021-22; and (iii) 2022-23; (b) how much has the Department of Fire and Emergency Services allocated for fire mitigation in the Fitzgerald National Park in the same years as (i); and (c) what was the cost of controlling the recent fire on February 10?
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Answered
9 May 2023
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services
Response time
4 days
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) advises:
(a)
(i) 2020-2021
· Mitigation Activity Fund (grants to local government) - $865,305
· Unallocated Crown Land/Unmanaged Reserves - $92,403
(ii) 2021-2022
· Mitigation Activity Fund (grants to local government) - $1,638,395
· Unallocated Crown Land/Unmanaged Reserves - $161,415
(iii) 2022-2023
· Mitigation Activity Fund (grants to local government) - $1,750,128
· Unallocated Crown Land/Unmanaged Reserves - $133,050
(2) The Department of Fire and Emergency Services is not responsible for fire mitigation in Fitzgerald River National Park. The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions is responsible for prescribed burning in national parks.
(3) I am advised by the Minister for Environment that the total expenditure relating to the recent Fitzgerald River National Park bushfire is yet to be finalised.
(a)
(i) 2020-2021
· Mitigation Activity Fund (grants to local government) - $865,305
· Unallocated Crown Land/Unmanaged Reserves - $92,403
(ii) 2021-2022
· Mitigation Activity Fund (grants to local government) - $1,638,395
· Unallocated Crown Land/Unmanaged Reserves - $161,415
(iii) 2022-2023
· Mitigation Activity Fund (grants to local government) - $1,750,128
· Unallocated Crown Land/Unmanaged Reserves - $133,050
(2) The Department of Fire and Emergency Services is not responsible for fire mitigation in Fitzgerald River National Park. The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions is responsible for prescribed burning in national parks.
(3) I am advised by the Minister for Environment that the total expenditure relating to the recent Fitzgerald River National Park bushfire is yet to be finalised.
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