House of Assembly: Tuesday, February 14, 2012

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EMERGENCY SERVICES

235 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (29 March 2011) (First Session).

1. What was the total cost for emergency services personnel attendance at the motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Africaine Road and Tapleys Hill Road, Glenelg North on Monday 21 March 2011?

2. What was the cost of helicopter retrieval of one of the victims?

The Hon. K.O. FOLEY (Port Adelaide—Minister for Defence Industries, Minister for Police, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Motor Sport, Minister Assisting the Premier with the Olympic Dam Expansion Project): On Monday 21 March 2011, the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Tapleys Hill Road and Africaine Road, Glenelg North.

Three appliances responded; two rescue appliances and one Skyjet appliance. A Command District Officer also attended the incident. The approximate total cost of the incident for MFS crews and appliances was $1,612.23.

2. The Minister for Health has advised that MedSTAR did not dispatch a helicopter to this incident. A retrieval team attended the incident by road.