NRS-20316 | Records of the Inquiry into New South Wales Rural Fire Service [Legislative Council of New South Wales – General Purpose Standing Committee No 5]

To document the inquiry of the General Purpose Standing Committee No 5. This inquiry was established to inquire into and report upon the adequacy of fire suppression services provided by the New South Wales Rural Fire Service to rural communities in New South Wales, and to report to the House on its findings on the first sitting day of parliament in 2000. In particular: (a) The appropriateness of the Government's expenditure on rural fire tankers and other fire fighting equipment for the New South Wales Rural Fire Service; (b) The appropriateness and adequacy of fire fighting apparatus available to the Rural Fire Fighting Service in New South Wales; (c) The adequacy of stakeholder representation in the operations of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service within: -Various statutory bodies at the State level; -Executive management level; -Technical level. (d) The provision and adequacy of fire fighter training and personal protective equipment to: - Meet the health, safety and welfare requirements of rural firefighters; - Perform effective fire suppression. (e) The appropriateness of the command and control system in the suppression of bush and other fires on: -Providing effective coordination of resource allocation within the NSW Rural Fires Service; -Providing for accountability arrangements for Fire Control Officers to both the Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service and General Managers of Local Councils; -Selecting and appointing those people charged with responsibility and management of suppression action against fires; -Taking into account the recognitition and utilisation of appropriate local knowledge and skills. (f) Any other matter arising out of or incidental to the above.   A decision may have been made by the Legislative Council of New South Wales to table some or all of the records of this Committee. Where this is the case, the records listed in this series will also appear in NRS/18551