The policy was among $18 million committed by Emergency Services Minister Mark Shelton to the state's firefighting operations.

It includes already announced funding for the Red Hot Tips program, $2.5 million for the Fuel Reduction Program, $2.4 million to establish a team to bolster recruitment in regional and remote communities, $250,000 to fund access for defibrillators, $900,000 for a multi-hazard intelligence team, $2 million for enhanced standard equipment for volunteer brigades and units, and $500,000 to continue a grants program for volunteer brigades and State Emergency Service units.

Mr Shelton said the mental health and wellbeing program included $250,000 for volunteers to seek assistance.

"If people do need to seek assistance, they can go onto the website, seek assistance and move through the process from there," he said.

George Town firefighter Andrew Taylor welcomed the increase in funding for all programs, including the mental health and wellbeing funding.

"There's nothing more important than a first responder's mental health and wellbeing, and we've seen that in some of our colleagues in other emergency services," he said.

"The government and the department is now proactively pushing for volunteers to access the My Pulse app.

"That is absolutely the right way to go, and I'm sure if we think we need more money we'll certainly be pushing the incumbent government for more."

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