Fire Management Program

322 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (7 August 2017). In 2015-16 and 2016-17, what resources were provided by the Country Fire Service (including man hours, units, training, equipment etc.) to work with the Department of Water and Natural Resources on the Fire Management Program to undertake prescribed burning?

The Hon. C.J. PICTON (Kaurna—Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety, Minister Assisting the Minister for Health, Minister Assisting the Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse): I am advised:

The Country Fire Service (CFS), in conjunction with the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR), advise that this type of information is not readily available in any kind of quantifiable form.

CFS brigades are invited by DEWNR to participate in prescribed burns in their local area. The involvement of CFS brigades depends greatly upon the timing and location of the burn.

A number of CFS personnel are involved in the planning and on ground management of prescribed burns.

Prescribed burning training is a joint operation between the CFS and DEWNR.