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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 398 asked in the Legislative Council on 16 August 2017 by Hon Colin De Grussa

Parliament: 40 Session: 1


AERIAL FIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT
      398. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the minister representing the Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to the state's aerial firefighting capacity for the 2017–18 fire season.
      (1) How many aircraft, what types of aircraft and at what locations will the Department of Fire and Emergency Services and Department of Parks and Wildlife aerial firefighting fleet, either government‑owned or contracted, be stationed during the 2017–18 summer?
      (2) Does the government plan to expand the state's aerial firefighting capacity?
      (3) Will aerial firefighting aircraft be stationed in Esperance?
      (4) What arrangements does the government have in place to allow local government to enter directly into service contracts with aerial water‑bombing providers if aircraft owned or contracted by the government are unavailable?
      (5) Can the minister explain what provisions will be put in place by the government to access 10 converted ex–United States Army Black Hawk helicopters being brought into Australia for firefighting operations?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Unfortunately, a comprehensive response could not be provided in the time allowed. An answer will be provided to the member on Tuesday, 22 August 2017.