If the public needed signals not to expect a radical overhaul of fire agencies to follow from the twin inquiries into last summer's horror bushfires, it got two flashing ones this week.
In fact, agencies had something of a primer a year earlier when the spring of 2018 was predicted to be just as extreme as what followed a year later. Inquiries into what extra steps agencies took to prepare could almost start there. With the official fire season just months away and climate change likely to aggravate risks over time, both inquiries will also advise how communities and the agencies that defend them can be better prepared.
On May 13, the government posted an advertisement for "an exceptional leader ... in an amazing organisation where a leader will have a profound impact".Applicants had 11 days to apply and those who inquired were told there would be no head-hunting search at home or abroad that might normally be expected with a public servant role worth around $480,000 a year.
David Elliot, at right, during a media briefing on the bushfires with Rob Rogers and Premier Gladys Berejikilian last November.Police and Emergency Services Minister David Elliot defended the haste of the appointment saying the interim role was announced when "NSW was still dealing with more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 each day".
Rogers, who had been overlooked for the role when it was given to Fitzsimmons in 2007, had served as a deputy commissioner for the past nine years., adding it involved "psychometrics ... and a full interview".
p_hannam Laura_R_Chung The change I expect is NO MORE POISONOUS HAZARD REDUCTION BURNS IN METRO SYDNEY that stink out already polluted Sydney for days. robrfs find another way in metro areas like Sydney. Mechanical clearing ‘fuel load’, compulsory fire breaks etc. No more deliberately huge mega burns!
p_hannam Laura_R_Chung Will people show all these politicians the door come next election Australia could not afford a SQUADRON of C130 Hercules water bombers. With first response Fire Jumpers to fight for the National wellbeing. SIX to Seven months of MEGA Fires & Smoke choking all creatures Lungs
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