The NSW government will spend $17 million for upgrades to firefighting trucks and vehicles.
NSW GOVERNMENT'S BUSHFIRE INQUIRY FUNDING PROMISES:
* $36 million for new first responder mental health strategy
* $2.5 million for updates to Fires Near Me app
* $23 million for PPE for frontline firefighters
* $17 million for upgrades to firefighting trucks and vehicles
* $8.3 million for extension of an integrated dispatch system for the NSW RFS
* $9.5 million for improvements to the fire trail network
* $5.4 million in enhancements to the RFS aerial fleet and training facilities
* $2.85 million to deliver critical equipment for Emergency Operations Centres
More measures to address the inquiry's recommendations will be considered in future budgets, NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said.
SOURCE: NSW GOVERNMENT
Australian Associated Press
