Question On Notice No. 1114 asked in the Legislative Council on 17 November 2022 by Hon Martin Aldridge
Question Directed to the: Minister for Emergency Services
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
I refer to question on notice 660 answered on 10 May 2022 in relation to mobilisation of Brigades, Groups and Units (BGU), and I ask:
(a) does it remain the case that the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) does not record instances of non-response by a BGU when mobilisation is requested;
(b) is it the case that DFES relies entirely upon commercial telecommunication networks for the mobilisation of BGU's including redundancy options all relying on the same network(s);
(c) is the Minister aware that in other jurisdictions that emergency service organisations only rely upon telecommunication networks as a redundancy to their primary mobilisation being radio network based; and
(d) what risk analysis or planning has been undertaken in the event of mass telecommunication loss affecting a region or even the entire State?
Answered on 14 February 2023
a) Yes.
b) No.
c) Yes.
d) DFES maintains a register of disruption-related risks as well as planned and unplanned telecommunications disruptions as part of its business continuity practices.