Further conversations take place between TFS and SES to identify what skills and capabilities may be transferable between the agencies, not just in the event of a future fire, but in case of future hazards for which SES is the primary response agency, including food, earthquake and tsunami.

The Tasmanian fire agencies develop a multi-agency position to ensure that training for incident controllers includes training in how the transition from local incident control to Divisional Command is managed.

That a full review be undertaken of the benefts and costs of training a cadre of Tasmanian volunteer firefghters in remote area firefghting, with reference to the experience of jurisdictions interstate that already do so.

That suffcient Tasmanian firefghters are trained in winch operations to sustain a ‘first strike’ capability until they can be reinforced (if necessary) by interstate capability; and that consideration be given to how winch-capable aircraft can be sourced to support this activity at fire incidents.

All Tasmanian fire agency staff who are assigned to aviation-related roles be required to complete the formal nationally recognised training appropriate to that role. Tasmanian fire agencies arrange secondments to larger states for staff who are going to undertake aviation-related roles, to give them practical experience of the role in advance of any major incidents.

Develop and deliver flood incident response management training to SES personnel.

Deliver human influenza pandemic training and exercises in THS and other key organisations.

Maintain adequate seasonal fire crew resources across the fire agencies.

Provide training sessions to GPs to improve their understanding of their roles, options and obligations relating to human influenza pandemic.

Improve the strategic resource-to-risk skills mix (recruitment, retention, capacity), including investigating difference models of volunteering within the TFS Brigade Network.

Provide information on landslide hazards and risks to decision makers.

Improve information about electricity demand during heatwaves.

Establish emergency services ICT redundancy arrangements for damage loss of communications infrastructure.

State to develop a Swift Water rescue capability.

Ensure people designing and certifying buildings are appropriately trained and qualified.

That all agencies and the Government support moving to an integrated communications technology for police and the emergency services.

That the Department of Infrastructure Energy and Resources consult Aurora Energy on the use of wooden poles for overhead infrastructure with a view to mitigating the risk in bushfires.

That evacuation centres and other centres have a standard operating procedure for communications.

That Tasmania Fire Service, Forestry Tasmania, and Parks and Wildlife Service have a process for ensuring fire strategy and tactics are appropriate and remain focussed.

That the State Fire Management Committee note the decline in machinery and skilled operators from the forestry industry in the private sector and determines how this reduction in fire management capability can be addressed.

That Tasmania Fire Service reviews the communication systems used for all emergency management operations, ensures operators are qualified, and ensures there is appropriate accountability.

That training and development of personnel to establish a suitable state of readiness, be included in the recommended review by Tasmania Police of its approach to emergency management.

That police and other emergency services examine options for achieving radio interoperability between them in the absence of an integrated radio system.

That an exercise program — to establish and maintain an acceptable state of readiness for agencies and organisations required to be involved in emergency operations — be developed and implemented.

That TFS and Ambulance Tasmania work together to resolve problems around congestion, particularly during the fire season.

That Tasmania Police, Tasmania Fire Service (TFS), Ambulance Tasmania and State Emergency Services (SES) investigate ways of providing secure and confidential radio communications.

The Tasmania Fire Service, the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment and Forestry Tasmania continue to encourage the relevant national bodies to further implement the COAG 2004 recommendation, namely: ... that the Australasian Fire Authorities Council and Emergency Management Australia — in partnership with state and territory agencies and other education and research institutions — coordinate a national program of professional development focused on bushfire mitigation and management. Under the program, partners would deliver nationally coordinated professional development services to all jurisdictions.

The Tasmania Fire Service, the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment and Forestry Tasmania pursue funding from the Commonwealth (Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations), in line with COAG Recommendation 11.2, namely that the states and territories and the Australian National Training Authority provide additional funding, as necessary, to registered training organisations to support the development and delivery of learning and training resources to all firefighters.

The State Fire Management Council work with local government councils to improve the availability of relevant professional development.

That the Tasmania Fire Service provide further training in respect to sprinkler systems, namely:
(a) That fire fighters of Tasmania Fire Service receive further training in the operation of sprinkler systems.
(b) That fire fighters incorporate into their pre-incident plans the location of sprinklers in void spaces in buildings.
(c) That fire fighters make themselves familiar with the valve operation of sprinkler systems in buildings.

That the Tasmania Fire Service provide additional training in the use of thermal camera imaging:
(a) That the recommendation of Tasmania Fire Service at p32 of its report to the Coroner (Exhibit C136) be accepted, that being that fire fighters receive additional training in the assessment of thermal camera images.

The Tasmanian Ambulance Service Clinical Advisory Committee review helicopter and fixed wing Flight Paramedic training and consider extending the scope of practice to embrace the role of retrieval paramedic in the Doctor/Paramedic retrieval team setting.
It is not recommended to increase independent paramedic activity in place of retrieval medical staff.

The Commission recommends that more than one means of exit should be provided in every mine from every level of it to the surface; and that the miners should be kept informed where they are situated.

The Commission recommends that the live parts of resistances should be fixed so that no unprotected combustible material is within 6ins of the frames or cases containing them or within 24ins measured vertically above.