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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 642 asked in the Legislative Council on 30 May 2024 by Hon Martin Aldridge

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES — FIREFIGHTERS

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

I refer to the 2024–25 budget announcement of an additional 60 career firefighters.

(1) Can the minister please identify across the forward estimates the implementation of the announcement by year and number of firefighters?

(2) When is the career fire and rescue service Cardup station expected to open, and will any of the 60 firefighters be used to resource this station?

(3) When is the CFRS north coastal station expected to open, and will any of the 60 firefighters be used to resource this station?

(4) Has staff resourcing for the abovementioned CFRS stations been provided for in the 2024–25 state budget?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I had one of these in my file already from 16 May; the same question was asked again today.

(1) The forward estimates provide for 20 additional firefighters a year for the next three financial years.

(2) It will open for the end of the fourth quarter of 2024, and no.

(3) To be determined and no.

(4) Yes. Staff resourcing for Cardup CFRS station has been provided for in the 2024–25 state budget.