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• Suburb is not a Canberra suburb
• Incident grade was changed after incident was assigned.
(2) There were 20,463 priority one cases generated by COMCEN in 2017-18.
a. The total number of priority one cases removed from the data in the 2017-18 year is 2,401.
b. See response to 1b.
Emergency services—minimum crewing
(Question No 2434)
Mrs Jones asked the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, upon notice, on 5 April 2019:
(1) What is the minimum number of ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) crews that are rostered at any given time during the bushfire season.
(2) Does the level of crewing change depending on the level of fire danger rating; if so, how.
(3) Are there any plans to reduce the number of crews ACTF&R rostering during periods of increases fire danger.
Mr Gentleman: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) Nine.
(2) Yes, on days with a Fire Danger Rating (FDR) of Very High or higher additional crews are placed on stand by for prescribed blocks of time during that day. As the FDR increases, the length of time the crews are on duty also increases.
(3) The Bushfire and Storm Enhanced Crewing policy is currently under review. Data analysis for the past five years is currently being undertaken to establish the optimal crewing arrangements on days with a heightened FDR.
Bushfires—management
(Question No 2435)
Mrs Jones asked the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, upon notice, on 5 April 2019:
(1) For the fight against the Corin Dam fire in January 2019, which firefighting appliances were utilised.
(2) Of the firefighting helicopters used, what was the (a) total cost of use and (b) number of hours of use.
Mr Gentleman: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
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