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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 839 asked in the Legislative Council on 21 September 2022 by Hon Martin Aldridge

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

FIRE DANGER RATING SYSTEM

839. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Emergency Services:

I refer to the new Australian Fire Danger Rating System and the fire behaviour index.

(1) What FBI rating has been identified as a trigger point for a total fire ban?

(2) Will the minister please table the revised SAP 3.5.A relating to total fire bans?

(3) Will the minister please identify which fire weather districts have recorded an FBI of 50 and above since 1 September 2022; and, of those, how many were subject to a TFB?

(4) Why was no TFB declared on 13 September for the south interior and Eucla fire districts, which had FBI ratings of 58 and 97 respectively?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1) It is an FBI of 50.

(2) Revision of SAP 3.5.A is currently subject to the final stages of approval and publishing.

(3) The south interior and Eucla. Neither were subject to a total fire ban.

(4) The decision to not declare a TFB on 13 September was made in consultation with applicable local government chief bush fire control officers and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, and after consideration of Department of Fire and Emergency Services intelligence assessments of fuel-load risk and recent rainfall.