DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES —
VOLUNTEERS
1281. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the minister representing the
Minister for Emergency Services:
I
refer to the minister's answer to question without notice 1012 asked in
the Legislative Assembly on 31 October 2019.
(1) Have all
defibrillator devices been fitted to volunteer fire and rescue, career and bush
fire brigade trucks?
(2) Please provide a list of the
vehicles that have been fitted with these devices and their brigades.
(3) Are firefighters provided
training on their use; and, if yes, by whom?
(4) Please provide a copy of any
policy or guidelines relating to the use of these devices.
(5) Are firefighters able to use
these devices on any member of the public?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Emergency Services.
Given the level of detail required,
the Department of Fire and Emergency Services has advised that it is not able
to provide the information in the time frame available. An answer will be
provided to the house before Parliament rises for the year.