INQ119

TitleLong
Coordination of State Rescue Services
INQAuthor
R.J Sendt, Auditor-General of New South Wales
Year
InquiryType
Audit
DisasterType
All hazard
State
NSW
Status
Analysed
URL
INQ119

Recommendations for this Inquiry

INQ-ref REC-UID CODE SubCode SrcNUM Recommendation
INQ119 REC119-3645 E - Agency Organisation 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform Recommendation 1

It is recommended that the Board:
- collect data on rescue performance and cost over the next 12 months to inform the planning process (page 19)

INQ119 REC119-3646 E - Agency Organisation 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform Recommendation 2

It is recommended that the Board develop response time standards for metropolitan and rural rescue services to guide committees in determining the number, type and location of rescue units (page 25).
INQ119 REC119-3647 E - Agency Organisation 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform Recommendation 3

It is recommended that the Board:
- include time standards for responding to an incident in accreditation standards (page 29)
􏰀- revisit the need for specific accreditation criteria for various rescue activities (page 29).
INQ119 REC119-3648 A - Responsibility 38 - Agency/Department Reporting Recommendation 4

It is recommended that providers supply data to the Board:
- for each rescue attended, the location and type of incident, turnout time, response time and time when available for re- tasking (page 30)
- on the cost of rescue (page 25).
INQ119 REC119-3649 A - Responsibility 25 - Inquiry, audit, lessons management and after action review Recommendation 5

It is recommended that the Board: 
- require the Chief Executive of each rescue provider to certify on an annual basis that all rescue units comply with the Board’s accreditation standards (page 31)