The State Authorities says there isn’t a timetable or quick intention to construct a long-flagged profession hearth station in Vasse.
Though land was acquired for the station in 2017, methods launched within the wake of the 2011 Margaret River bushfires have improved assets for native brigades, which are actually backed up by aerial help, together with WA’s twin giant air tankers primarily based at Busselton Airport.
Though the profession middle was flagged within the 2012 report performed by former Federal police commissioner Mick Keelty, the Division of Fireplace and Emergency Providers this week confirmed there was no plan to construct it.
“A brand new profession hearth station stays a consideration in our long-term planning,” a DFES spokesperson stated.
“Planning is guided by inhabitants development, projections and motion, infrastructure necessities and pure hazards.
“There are 109 volunteer firefighting brigades within the decrease South West that do an excellent job conserving their communities protected.”
The land was acquired from the Metropolis of Busselton on Bussell Freeway in Might 2017 for the “potential future institution of a profession hearth station”.
“Securing a website might be one of many greatest challenges in constructing new hearth stations and as a part of our ahead planning, DFES might determine and acquire land that may very well be used for future developments,” the spokesperson stated.
Vasse MLA and Liberal Get together chief Libby Mettam didn’t touch upon the precise want for the station, which she had beforehand championed.
“Our volunteer firefighters do an incredible job defending the Capes area,” she informed the Occasions.
“It will be important that the State Authorities continues to construct capability reasonably than cut back it, as we’ve seen with the closure of the Wallcliffe Volunteer Bushfire Brigade hearth shed.”
