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Country Fire Service

In reply to the Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE (23 March 2016).

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety): I am advised:

The South Australian Country Fire Service (CFS) is not aware of any personality clashes in relation to the use of aerial firefighting foams, gels and water enhancers.

I am further advised the CFS used 620 litres of Blaze Tamer 380 concentrate to undertake 34 drops (102,000 litres) on the Kyeema and Mosquito Hill fires during this last summer. The CFS stocks and uses Blaze Tamer 380 out of its Cherry Gardens Airbase.

Cherry Gardens is traditionally the busiest airbase in the Adelaide Hills after Woodside and all water enhancer product used from this base is Blaze Tamer 380.