❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the operational status and maintenance of Career Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) Urban Pumps, technician shortages, and associated costs. The response reveals some maintenance issues and reliance on interstate support.
AnsweredQoN 812Legislative Council
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I refer to the impact upon the Career Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) due to unserviceable Urban Pumps, and I ask: (a) for each of the last two financial years 2020-21 and 2021-22 please provide: (i) the number of Urban Pumps sold or disposed of; (ii) the number of Urban Pumps destroyed; and (iii) how many CFRS stations have been without an Urban Pump and therefore offline by number of shifts; (b) how many CFRS Urban Pumps have missed a major or minor service in the last 12 months; (c) how many vehicle fault reports remain outstanding on CFRS Urban Pumps as of: (i) 1 January 2022; (ii) 1 April 2022; (iii) 1 July 2022; and (iv) 10 August 2022; (d) on how many occasions and for what periods of time has an interstate fleet mechanical technician been utilised by DFES; (e) what has been the cost of the arrangement identified in (d), to date; (f) what is the current shortage of technicians (by FTE) by: (i) fleet mechanical technician; (ii) fleet automotive electricians; and (iii) radio communications technical officers; and (g) what has been the cost to date of engaging external contractors to provide services normally provided by fleet automotive electricians?
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Answered
20 September 2022
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services
Response time
9 days
(a) (i) Nil – 2020/21
Nil – 2021/22
(ii) One – 2020/21
Nil – 2021/22
(iii) Nil
(b) 16
(c) (i) 16
(ii) 18
(iii) 13
(iv) 5
(d) Between February and August 2022, there have been six deployments to Western Australia involving 16 technicians, for a total of 73 days.
(e) $161,474.40
(f) (i) 4
(ii) 2
(iii) 1
(g) $96,058.81 (1 July 2021-18 August 2022)
Nil – 2021/22
(ii) One – 2020/21
Nil – 2021/22
(iii) Nil
(b) 16
(c) (i) 16
(ii) 18
(iii) 13
(iv) 5
(d) Between February and August 2022, there have been six deployments to Western Australia involving 16 technicians, for a total of 73 days.
(e) $161,474.40
(f) (i) 4
(ii) 2
(iii) 1
(g) $96,058.81 (1 July 2021-18 August 2022)
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