❓ Question regarding Western Power fleet upgrades with automated exhaust dump emission systems and their potential link to bushfires in the 2024-25 and 2025-26 financial years. Seeks dates of upgrades and number of attributed bushfires.
⏳ Awaiting AnswerQoN 1284Legislative Council
Asked
10 March 2026
Member
Portfolio: Energy and Decarbonisation
Question
I refer to the upgrades to the Western Power fleet, including the introduction of vehicles fitted with automated exhaust dump emission systems, and the associated increased fire risk, and I ask:(a) on what date did these fleet upgrades occur;(b) during the 2024–25 financial year, how many bushfires were attributed to these vehicles; and(c) during the 2025–26 financial year to date, how many bushfires have been attributed to these vehicles?
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