Also, the Agriculture and Fisheries Department has 29 Management Centres and 20 Park Warden Posts at strategic points in the parks. These serve as bases for the Department's own management teams and as centres where the public may seek assistance and report crime. There are 115 uniformed Park Wardens to patrol country. parks daily throughout the year, either on foot or on motorcycles. The Department organises special patrols at weekends and public holidays, concentrating on the most popular country parks. Park wardens will report crimes to the Police. Since they know their area well and are in radio contact with Management Centres, they can help the Police to look for the criminals involved.
A Working Group on Countryside Fires and Security meets every two months. Represented on it are the Police, the Agriculture and Fisheries Department, the Fire Services Department and the Civil Aid Services. The Working Group is a useful forum for the exchange of information and ideas to promote security in our country parks.
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