[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Association of Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades (AVBFB) was overwhelmed with questions from volunteers in the days and weeks following the Western Australian Government announced its decision in response to the Ferguson Report’s recommendation to establish a Rural Fire Service.
With such limited resources, we decided the most efficient way of trying to obtain the information and provide it to our members was via a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
The questions and answers below have been compiled to reflect the majority of those asked by volunteers, however if you have another question that isn’t answered here, please get in touch.
Each heading below has a set of specific questions and answers – just click (or touch) the heading to expand the list.
Also, each question has a version number next to it (eg. V1.0). This is because we are hopeful that over time we will obtain more information and update the detail of each answer as we do. Major updates will move the first number while minor changes will increase the number after the decimal point.
If an entirely new question and answer is added, the version number will be noted as “(V1.0 New)”.
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Why do we have a Rural Fire Division (RFD)? (V1.0)
Which Bush Fire Brigades are affected by the creation of the Rural Fire Division (RFD)? (V1.0)
Operationally, what will change? (V1.1)
How will the new Rural Fire Division (RFD) be used to coordinate BFB’s? (V1.0)
Do Bush Fire Brigades now “report” to the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES)? (V1.0)
Has the management of major bushfires changed? (V1.1)
Who is the head of the Rural Fire Division (RFD)? (V1.0)
Who else works for the Rural Fire Division? (V1.0)[/vc_column_text][/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”The ESL and funding for Emergency Services”][vc_column_text]Where is the extra money raised by the increase in the Emergency Services Levy (ESL) going? (V1.0)
Will funding be more readily available for PPE/PPC? (V1.0)
Will DFES still make the decisions about who gets funding from the Emergency Services Levy (ESL)? (V1.0)[/vc_column_text][/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”The Special Inquiry into the 2016 Waroona Fire (Ferguson Report)”][vc_column_text]Does the Rural Fire Division (RFD) address the recommendations of the Ferguson Report? (V1.0)
Does the Rural Fire Division have a response capability? (V1.0)
Does the Rural Fire Division have an independent budget? (V1.0)
Can the Rural Fire Division employ staff? (V1.0)
Does the Rural Fire Division have a regionally based leadership structure? (V1.0)
Is the Rural Fire Division the same as a Rural Fire Service? (V1.0)[/vc_column_text][/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”Questions about the Association of Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades”][vc_column_text]Has the AVBFB changed its position on the Rural Fire Division? (V1.0 New)[/vc_column_text][/vc_accordion_tab][/vc_accordion][/vc_column][/vc_row]