(1) Whether Government is meeting its legal obligation by being involved with fire associations; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many fire associations are registered countrywide, (b) what is the budget for the fire associations, (c) which fire associations do the different government departments belong to and (d) whether their subscriptions are paid up; (2) which local authorities have an emergency management plan for managing veld fires in particular; (3) what percentage of all state land, including restitution land owned by the state, undertakes fire-break preparation; (4) whether the occupants and managers of state land are properly trained to control fires and to use and maintain equipment correctly; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?