House Fires

In reply to the Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS (31 May 2017).

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 Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) does not currently have a kitchen fire demonstration unit of the type used by Fire and Rescue New South Wales. However, the MFS is committed to building resilience within our community and believes that the best way to achieve this is to teach people about home fire safety. It seeks to do this through a number of mechanisms, including pro-active media and social media. The MFS also has a range of Home Fire and Life Safety information available on its website, translated into twenty different languages.

The MFS Community Safety & Resilience Department also has a service where groups or clubs can request a guest speaker for a Home Fire Safety presentation.

Many different presentations have been developed to suit differing community needs, including:

Carer Program: supporting units of competency from the CHC08 Community Services Training Package.

Aged Care Program: for clubs and groups of more elderly people.

Multicultural Program: for people who have English as a second language.

New Arrivals Program: for newly arrived migrants with little or no English language.

General Fire Safety: for general interest groups such as Neighbourhood Watch, sporting clubs, Weight Watchers, Rotary, etc.

School Program: for high school children.

Indigenous Fire Safety and Burns Prevention.

The presentations include demonstrating various pieces of home fire safety equipment including smoke alarms and fire blankets. There is no charge from the MFS for this service.