Mr Katsambanis asks about false fire alarm call outs and associated fees in the Hillarys electorate for 2017 and 2018. The Minister provides a breakdown of call outs by month and the number of false fire alarm invoices issued.

AnsweredQoN 4519Legislative Assembly
Asked
12 February 2019
Portfolio
Emergency Services; Corrective Services

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I refer the Minister to fire alarm call outs and ask: (a) For each month of 2017 how many false fire alarm calls
outs occurred in the electorate of Hillarys; (b) For each month of 2018 how many false fire alarm calls
outs occurred in the electorate of Hillarys; (c) In 2017 how many false fire alarm call out
infringement notices did the Department of Fire and Emergency Services issue in
the electorate of Hillarys; and (d) In 2018 how many false fire alarm call out
infringement notices did the Department of Fire and Emergency Services issue in
the electorate of Hillarys?

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Answered
13 March 2019
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services; Corrective Services
Response time
7 days
(a) Number of false fire alarm call outs in the electorate of Hillarys for 2017 by month:
2017
January
7
February
7
March
10
April
2
May
10
June
3
July
10
August
4
September
9
October
10
November
7
December
13
Total
92
(b) Number of false fire alarm call outs in the electorate of Hillarys for 2018 by month:
2018
January
11
February
13
March
6
April
3
May
3
June
2
July
10
August
2
September
3
October
3
November
1
December
2
Total
59
(c – d) The false fire alarm fee is a fee for services under section 36ZL(2) of the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998 and is not an infringement. The false fire alarm fee applies only to those premises which have more than three false fire alarms in a 12-month period. The number of false fire alarms for each premises is reset on 1 July each year. Number of false fire alarm invoices issued in the electorate of Hillarys for 2017: 44. Number of false fire alarm invoices issued in the electorate of Hillarys for 2018: 28.

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