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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2003 Week 9 Hansard (28 August) . . Page.. 3453 ..
Emergency Services-response times
(Question No 894)
Mr Pratt asked the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, upon notice, on Wednesday, 27 August 2003:
In relation to response times:
(1) What is the most recent data available that lists response times for:
(a) urban fire brigades;
(b) ambulances; and
(c) police;
(2) What are the standard response times for (a), (b) and (c) above;
(3) What are the response time figures for 1 (a), (b) and (c) above for each month from February 2003 to July 2003;
(4) Of the figures provided in (3) are there any response times that don't meet the standard or the Government's approval.
Mr Wood
: The answer to the Member's question is as follows:(1) The data collected in relation to this question relates to the ACT only. Emergency agencies are able to collect and collate the data on a monthly basis. The latest collated data is at July 2003.
(2) (a) The standard response time targets for the urban fire service are:
Priority 1 Responses 50% within 8 minutes 90% within 10 minutes
(b) The standard response times for ambulances are:
Priority 1 Responses 50% within 8 minutes 90% within 12 minutes
(c) The standard response times for police are:
Priority | 1st Tier Target | 2nd Tier Target |
1 | 60% within 8 minutes | 90% within 12 minutes |
2 | 60% within 20 minutes | 95% within 30 minutes |
3 | 60% within 2 hours | 95% within 3 hours |
4 | 95% within 24 hours |
(3) (a) Urban Fire Service Priority 1 Responses
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