The South Australian government will invest $20.3 million to implement an action plan which will better equip emergency services when tackling bushfires.
Premier Steven Marshall announced the funding on Sunday after an independent review into the last bushfire season made 15 recommendations to better protect firefighters in the future.
The money will go towards suggested improvements, including investing in enhanced technology like Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) systems, burn over protection systems and new trucks.
As part of its action plan for the 2020/21 bushfire season, the commission of 25 fire trucks will be fast-tracked.
Almost 50 trucks will be installed with a Halo system, which sprays a water ring around the vehicle.
AVL systems will also be tested and thermal imaging capability for firefighting groups will be implemented.
Mr Marshall said it was vital to implement change as quickly as possible.
"We know from this report, the media and our personal experiences that these were devastating bushfires," he said.
"We had the loss of life, property, livestock and wildlife in SA and it's incumbent upon every South Australian to understand what we can do ahead of the bushfire season."
Country Fire Service chief Mark Jones said it was unrealistic to install AVL systems in the service's 1000 vehicles by next season.
However, he said it was more important to identify a good system than install one as quickly as possible.
"We need a system that covers the whole state given the fact radio coverage and mobile telephony isn't everywhere," Mr Jones said.
"It's important we get it right and make sure for future years, crews are safer because we know precisely where they are in bushfires."
He said increased social media monitoring, which was also recommended, would prove useful.
"For all emergency services, red hot information is on social media that we don't yet have. It's an important, modern aspect of emergency management to identify what is out there."
This year's bushfire season is anticipated to start early-to-mid November.
During the recent season, three people died while about 300,000 hectares of scrub, crops and other farmland was burnt with hundreds of homes and other buildings destroyed.
Wildlife losses were also significant, with estimates that up to 40,000 koalas had perished.
Australian Associated Press
