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include ambulance service organisations, State/Territory Emergency Services,<br />

police <strong>services</strong>, and community <strong>services</strong> (see the Emergency management sector<br />

overview — attachment, table DA.1).<br />

Some jurisdictions have particular arrangements for the provision of fire <strong>services</strong> in<br />

Indigenous communities. (For more information on fire <strong>services</strong> in Indigenous<br />

communities see SCRGSP 2009, p. 11.35.)<br />

Funding<br />

Total funding of the fire service organisations covered in this chapter was nearly<br />

$3.4 billion in 2011-12. Real funding to fire service organisations grew, on average,<br />

5.3 per cent annually over the period 2007-08 to 2011-12. Within this period there<br />

are fluctuations for individual jurisdictions resulting from expenditure related to<br />

specific major emergencies (table 9.1).<br />

Table 9.1 Real funding of fire service organisations (2011-12 dollars)<br />

($ million) a, b<br />

NSWc Vicc Qld WAc SA Tas ACT NT Aust<br />

2007-08 876.8 867.8 4<strong>13</strong>.5 265.5 189.5 65.1 55.5 21.9 2 755.5<br />

2008-09 969.7 1 309.0 436.0 252.2 189.8 65.6 55.0 26.1 3 303.4<br />

2009-10 987.3 1 022.3 481.7 267.8 184.9 73.8 56.4 27.8 3 101.9<br />

2010-11 973.9 1 018.1 497.8 402.4 169.1 66.0 50.2 29.9 3 207.4<br />

2011-12 954.8 1 166.7 503.6 409.9 179.0 68.3 64.5 36.3 3 383.1<br />

a Data are adjusted to 2011-12 dollars using the gross domestic product (GDP) price deflator (2011-12 = 100)<br />

(table AA.51). Recent volatility in the GDP deflator series affects annual movements of real expenditure. See<br />

the Statistical appendix (section A.5) for details. b Figures vary from year to year as a result of abnormal<br />

expenditure related to the response to specific major emergencies. c NSW: From 2009-10 data include<br />

funding for the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water. Vic: Increase in 2008-09 is due to<br />

emergency funding arising from the Black Saturday Bushfires. WA: DFES provides a wide range of<br />

emergency <strong>services</strong> under an integrated management structure.<br />

Source: State and Territory <strong>government</strong>s (unpublished); table 9A.2.<br />

Fire levies were the primary source of funding in all jurisdictions except the ACT<br />

and the NT, where Territory <strong>government</strong>s were the largest source of funds.<br />

Governments usually provide the legislative framework for the imposition of fire<br />

levies. In 2011-12, fire levies were raised from levies on property owners or, in<br />

some jurisdictions, from levies on both insurance companies and property owners<br />

(table 9A.2). In addition to relying on funded resources, all states and territories rely<br />

on volunteer firefighters, who make a significant contribution to community safety.<br />

Data on the resources allocated by all emergency service organisations to manage<br />

fire events is currently unavailable although, work is underway to improve data for<br />

future reports. The descriptive information provided below on funding, incidents<br />

9.4 REPORT ON<br />

GOVERNMENT<br />

SERVICES 20<strong>13</strong>

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