The NSW government says it has acted on all 76 recommendations made by a state-commissioned inquiry into bushfire resilience.

The independent inquiry was established after the 2019-20 Black Summer catastrophe, which cost the insurance industry more than $2.3 billion. In NSW, more than 2000 homes were destroyed.

“We’ve listened to the experts and have acted on every recommendation from the NSW Bushfire Inquiry,” Emergency Services Minister Jihad Dib said.

“Some long-term initiatives will take some time to complete but are already well under way. These recommendations include practical innovations that will aid firefighters for years to come, including the implementation of night-time waterbombing capability, which will make a huge difference to our firefighting efforts.”

Key recommendations include strengthening firefighter and land management capacity; delivering more than 1000 new and refurbished firefighting vehicles; and investment in disaster management research.

Another – night-time waterbombing capability – was met last week when the state deployed a Chinook helicopter to help contain a major bushfire near Lithgow.

The inquiry’s final progress report was tabled in parliament last week. It says the NSW and federal governments have invested $4.4 billion in clean-up efforts following the Black Summer fires.