Bushfire royal commission: ACT ESA chief warns a new way of sharing firefighters will be needed

Katie Burgess
August 5 2020 - 12:00am
Commissioner of the Emergency Services Agency Georgeina Whelan says the current committee of fire and emergency chiefs is not designed to make decisions in the national interest. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
Commissioner of the Emergency Services Agency Georgeina Whelan says the current committee of fire and emergency chiefs is not designed to make decisions in the national interest. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

ACT Emergency Services Agency Commissioner Georgeina Whelan has warned a new way of sharing firefighters will be needed, if states and territories are forced to compete for scarce resources during future fire seasons.

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Katie Burgess

Katie Burgess

Federal politics reporter

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