Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES)

ABC: Volunteer firefighters say Stirling Range National Park mega-blaze underscores need for more resources

By |2020-01-09T16:39:52+08:00January 6th, 2020|4_General News|

PHOTO: Each year thousands of tourists visit the Stirling [...]

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The West: Heroes Welcome / The Concerns of a Captain

By |2020-01-09T16:28:22+08:00January 4th, 2020|4_General News, AVBFB Member Statements, Comment, Government Media Statements|

Below are two excellent articles that appeared in today's The [...]

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WA Gov’t: Records broken with official bushfire season only just underway

By |2019-12-23T15:43:37+08:00December 23rd, 2019|Government Media Statements|

Busiest start to bushfire season on record for aerial fleet [...]

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Radio 6PR: Former fire chiefs host emergency summit, accuse PM of lack of leadership

By |2019-12-17T13:31:41+08:00December 17th, 2019|4_General News, CAVFA Members|

A former Department of Fire and Emergency Services leader has [...]

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PerthNow: Firefighters save 6000 homes in bushfire inferno but threat continues north of Perth

By |2019-12-15T04:47:28+08:00December 15th, 2019|4_General News|

A bushfire raging in Perth’s north since Wednesday could remain [...]

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WA Gov’t: Don’t risk your life – be aware you may not have a water supply during a bushfire

By |2019-12-14T14:21:34+08:00December 11th, 2019|Government Media Statements|

Residents in bushfire prone areas who choose to stay and [...]

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Esperance Express: Esperance bushfire coronial inquest findings call for career fire station, mitigation and resources funding

By |2019-12-14T14:54:27+08:00December 6th, 2019|4_General News|

A coronial inquest into the catastrophic 2015 Esperance bushfires has [...]

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WA Gov’t: $125 million investment in new WA-built firefighting appliances

By |2019-12-14T14:34:19+08:00December 5th, 2019|Government Media Statements|

Two new contracts valued at $125 million awarded to manufacture [...]

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Frontline Fire & Rescue Equipment wins $125m contract; expands to Collie

By |2019-12-05T12:06:36+08:00December 5th, 2019|Comment, Government Media Statements|

The peak body for WA's 26,000 Bushfire Volunteers has congratulated [...]

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Kalgoorlie Miner: Esperance firey urges focus on radio black spot fix, water bombing service

By |2019-12-05T12:26:23+08:00December 5th, 2019|4_General News|

Burnt out bushland at Scaddan West in early 2016, [...]

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QWN: Hon Colin de Grussa to Emergency Services Minister re Coroner’s Court Esperance recommendations

By |2019-12-05T12:17:14+08:00December 4th, 2019|Parliamentary Debate|

The following Question Without Notice was asked by the Hon [...]

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WA Gov’t: $1.4 million for local governments to reduce bushfire risks

By |2019-12-17T07:07:24+08:00November 29th, 2019|Government Media Statements|

Three local governments in Perth metro area awarded nearly $1.4 [...]

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WA Gov’t: Record number of graduating female officers join firefighting ranks

By |2019-12-17T07:17:10+08:00November 22nd, 2019|Government Media Statements|

The largest number of female firefighters for more than two [...]

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QWN: Robyn Clarke to Emergency Services Minister Hon Fran Logan MLA re Mitigation

By |2019-11-15T10:48:56+08:00November 14th, 2019|Parliamentary Debate|

The following Question Without Notice was asked by the Member [...]

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