Legislative Council Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Country Fire Service Country Fire Service The Hon. A.L. McLACHLAN Legislative Council Country Fire Service In reply to the Hon. A.L. McLACHLAN (24 February 2016). The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS Legislative Council Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety Country Fire Service The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety): As part of the 2015-16 Emergency Services Levy (ESL) report to the Economic and Finance Committee on 20 May 2015, additional funding was provided for extra protective clothing for South Australian Country Fire Service (CFS) volunteers. I am advised funding for this project has been provided over four financial years, commencing in 2015-16, with rollout planning and allocations of the initial second sets of Structural Personal Protective Clothing (PPC) to occur prior to 30 June 2016.Orders have been placed and are expected to be delivered to the Heysen, Mt Lofty and Para CFS Groups along with the whole of CFS Region 6 and the CFS State Training Centre this financial year. Planning is continuing for rollout of the second sets of Rural PPC commencing in 2016-17, along with the ongoing planned rollout of the Structural Garments aligned to budget allocations.