BUSHFIRES —
ESPERANCE — CORONIAL INQUEST
1217. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the minister representing the
Minister for Emergency Services:
I refer to recommendations 1, 2 and
7 of the inquest into the deaths of four individuals resulting from the 2015
fire near Esperance.
(1) Has the state
government acted on recommendation 1 by creating and filling the additional
positions in Esperance of district officer, area officer—rural
competencies—and bushfire risk management officer; and, if not, why
not?
(2) Has the
government acted on recommendation 2 and commenced planning and allocating
funds towards the establishment of a career fire and rescue service station to
service the Esperance and Ravensthorpe communities; and, if not, why not?
(3) Has the
government acted on recommendation 7 by enacting a long-term fire mitigation
strategy for the south east region, fully supported and funded by DFES and the
state government; and, if not, why not?
(4) What funds were allocated by the state government
for fire mitigation activities in the Esperance–Ravensthorpe
area for the years 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
and 2019–20?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
Honourable member, it looks as
though a word is missing in this answer. I just want to check it with the
minister. I will provide an answer to the chamber tomorrow, but I will provide
the member with an answer later in the day behind the Chair, if that is okay. I
just want to make sure. It looks as though it is an important word, too.