Question regarding the implementation status of recommendation 32 from the Perth Hills fire inquiry, specifically concerning traffic management and resident access during evacuations. The answer indicates progress and alignment with best practices.

AnsweredQoN 7561Legislative Assembly
Asked
22 March 2012
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Emergency Services

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I refer to recommendation 32 in the Perth Hills fire inquiry, and I ask:
(a) at what stage is the implementation of this recommendation; and
(b) if not finalised why is it that Fire and Emergency Services Authority could not have finalised its plans on traffic management and access and egress by bona fide residents to areas that are evacuated?

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Answered
2 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services
Response time
41 days
The Fire and Emergency Services Authority advises:
(a) A report regarding Recommendation 32 (TOR 4 and 5) was tabled at the State Emergency Management Committee (SEMC) meeting on 13 March 2012.
(b)A multi-agency working group was formed to analyse the WA arrangements against agreed best practice.
The working group accepted that Western Australian traffic management arrangements during emergencies met the principles of the Victorian system developed in response to the 2009 Victorian bushfires. Further, the working group extended its brief to include investigation of an "all hazards" emergency management approach for access and egress by bona fide residents during response and recovery phases of an emergency.
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