REC153-1787

That the Minister for Emergency Services, the South Australian Country Fire Service, the South Australia Police and the South Australian Farmers’ Federation together continue to develop strategies to reduce the risk of harm to private firefighters and in particular:
a) Formulate a code of practice to ensure that the South Australian Country Fire Service and the South Australia Police are aware of the presence of private firefighters and private fire appliances at a fireground so as to discourage the ad hoc deployment of private firefighters and private farm appliances;
b) Develop an education program for private firefighters dealing with implementation of safe practices for private firefighters, with emphasis on but not limited to, consideration of the effect of wind changes and the
dangers associated with proceeding into a fireground with lack of information about the existing circumstances pertaining to that fireground.
c) Formulate a structure whereby private firefighters at a fireground act in conjunction with, and not separately from, South Australian Country Fire Service resources;
d) Develop protocols relating to minimum requirements in respect of reliability of private firefighting units, dress for private firefighters, the need for appropriate radio communication, but not limited to those issues;
e) Develop a position within the structure of Level 2 and Level 3 Incident Management Teams of a Private Firefighting Liaison Officer.