维多利亚州议会环境与规划委员会就2026年夏季山火灾难发布调查报告[1]。此次山火烧毁44万公顷林地[1]，其中Longwood火灾焚烧13万公顷，Walwa火灾焚烧12万公顷[1]。火灾造成451栋住宅被摧毁，1,110栋其他建筑损毁，45,000头牲畜丧生[1]。
调查发现多项系统性问题。志愿消防队（CFA）在过去十年内人员数量下降26%[1]，现有802辆单车厢消防车仍在运营，其中650辆的后座成员在恶劣天气中暴露[1]。报告指出应急通讯存在不一致，尽管VicEmergency应用程序被认定"高度有效"，但信息传递仍存在缺陷[1]。
委员会基于480份意见书和多场公开听证会的调查，提出80项建议[1]。政府需在六个月内对报告做出回应[1]。
Victoria's Parliament Environment and Planning Committee has delivered its investigation report into the severe summer bushfires of 2026, which destroyed 440,000 hectares of bushland across the state [1]. The inquiry found that 451 residential properties were destroyed, along with 1,110 other buildings, and approximately 45,000 livestock perished in the disaster [1].
The committee has made 80 recommendations in response to the findings, identifying systemic vulnerabilities in the emergency response framework [1]. Among the critical issues identified was a 26 percent decline in volunteer firefighters with the Country Fire Authority over the past decade [1]. The report also highlighted that 802 single-cab fire trucks remain in operation, with 650 of these vehicles leaving rear-seat crew members exposed to severe weather conditions [1]. While the VicEmergency application was deemed "highly effective," the inquiry noted inconsistencies in the information it conveyed [1].
The government has been given six months to respond to the committee's recommendations [1]. The investigation was informed by 480 written submissions and multiple public hearings [1].