❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the Mariginiup bushfire, seeking details on DFES response times and resource deployment. The Minister provides specific times for notification, resource deployment, and aerial unit arrival, denying any delays.
AnsweredQoN 1559Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
MARIGINIUP BUSHFIRE
1559. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to the recent Mariginiup
bushfire.
(1) At what time
did the Department of Fire and Emergency Services become aware of the bushfire
and how?
(2) At what time were resources
first deployed to the reported fire?
(3) What were those resources
deployed for?
(4) At what time did DFES task
aerial units to attend the incident?
(5) When did the aerial resources
arrive?
(6) Was there any
delay between the notification of the incident and the arrival of the aerial
units; and, if so, what caused the delay?
1559. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to the recent Mariginiup
bushfire.
(1) At what time
did the Department of Fire and Emergency Services become aware of the bushfire
and how?
(2) At what time were resources
first deployed to the reported fire?
(3) What were those resources
deployed for?
(4) At what time did DFES task
aerial units to attend the incident?
(5) When did the aerial resources
arrive?
(6) Was there any
delay between the notification of the incident and the arrival of the aerial
units; and, if so, what caused the delay?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
The Department of Fire and Emergency
Services has provided the following advice.
(1) At 1.09 pm a 000 call was placed
with the DFES communications centre.
(2) At 1.10 pm.
(3) The information is in tabular
form.
I seek leave to have the response
incorporated into Hansard . It is a list of the various tankers that were
used.
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Ellenbrook
CFRS Pump and Light Tanker Ellenbrook CFRS 3.4 Urban Tanker
Quinns
Rock Bush Fire Brigade 3.4 Tanker,
Quinns
Rock Bush Fire Brigade Light Tanker 1
Quinns
Rock Bush Fire Brigade Light Tanker 2
Two
Rock Bush Fire Brigade Light Tanker
Two
Rock Bush Fire Brigade 3.4 Tanker
Wangara
CFRS Pump and Light Tanker
Wanneroo
Central Bushfire Brigade Light Tanker 1
Wanneroo
Central Bushfire Brigade 3.4 Tanker
Wanneroo
Central Bushfire Brigade Light Tanker 2
Wanneroo
Central Bushfire Brigade 4.4 Tanker and CESM Wanneroo
(4) At 1.12 pm.
(5) The first Helitaks arrived at
the incident at 1.33 pm.
(6) DFES is not aware of any delay
in the arrival of the Helitaks.
some notice of the question.
The Department of Fire and Emergency
Services has provided the following advice.
(1) At 1.09 pm a 000 call was placed
with the DFES communications centre.
(2) At 1.10 pm.
(3) The information is in tabular
form.
I seek leave to have the response
incorporated into Hansard . It is a list of the various tankers that were
used.
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Ellenbrook
CFRS Pump and Light Tanker Ellenbrook CFRS 3.4 Urban Tanker
Quinns
Rock Bush Fire Brigade 3.4 Tanker,
Quinns
Rock Bush Fire Brigade Light Tanker 1
Quinns
Rock Bush Fire Brigade Light Tanker 2
Two
Rock Bush Fire Brigade Light Tanker
Two
Rock Bush Fire Brigade 3.4 Tanker
Wangara
CFRS Pump and Light Tanker
Wanneroo
Central Bushfire Brigade Light Tanker 1
Wanneroo
Central Bushfire Brigade 3.4 Tanker
Wanneroo
Central Bushfire Brigade Light Tanker 2
Wanneroo
Central Bushfire Brigade 4.4 Tanker and CESM Wanneroo
(4) At 1.12 pm.
(5) The first Helitaks arrived at
the incident at 1.33 pm.
(6) DFES is not aware of any delay
in the arrival of the Helitaks.
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