WA | 15 May 2012 The Office of Bushfire Risk Management (OBRM) is now operating to independently assess the risks of prescribed burns undertaken by the Department of Environment and Conservation, in accordance with the State Government’s commitment following the release of the Keelty report into the Margaret River bushfires. Emergency Services Minister Troy...
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Western Australia | WA can count on fire and emergency services volunteers
WA | 15 May 2012 The State Government is calling for the Western Australian community to acknowledge and reflect on the critical role of fire and emergency services volunteers during National Volunteer Week. Emergency Services Minister Troy Buswell said WA communities were well-served and carefully watched over by thousands of dedicated volunteers during destructive...
Western Australia | Help celebrate Western Australians building disaster resilience
WA | 11 May 2012 If you know of a local business, community group or an individual who is working to make your community safer, stronger or more resilient now is the time to celebrate their achievements. Nominations are open for the 2012 Resilient Australia Awards that recognise best practice and innovation across Australia...
Western Australia | 24/7 emergency care for more regional areas
WA | 10 May 2012 Four regional hospitals now have a doctor ‘on the floor’ for 12 hours in their Emergency Departments, and a further 12-hour ‘close call cover’, thanks to the State Government’s Southern Inland Health Initiative (SIHI). Health Minister Kim Hames said today Esperance, Northam, Merredin and Narrogin hospitals had ‘on the...
Western Australia | Inaugural road safety event for WA
Perth | 9 May 2012 FESA is teaming up with the RAC, WA Police, St John Ambulance and Royal Perth Hospital to bring bstreetsmart to WA year 10, 11 and 12 students for the first time ever. Bstreetsmart allows students to observe the re-enactment of a crash scene and hear from people who have...
Western Australia | Big improvement in ambulance service
Perth | 7 May 2012 St John Ambulance has performed better than its set public response time targets and bolstered its workforce by more than 300 in three years, Health Minister Kim Hames announced today. Dr Hames said the additional staff and resources had been made possible by a $149.6million over four years boost...
Western Australia | Investment in aerial firefighting fleet pays off
Western Australia | 4 May 2012 Emergency Services Minister Troy Buswell today paid tribute to firefighters and the aerial firefighting fleet for their efforts in protecting the Western Australian community throughout the hot summer months. “Firefighters responded to more than 4,250 bushfires during a busy bushfire season and the support of the aerial fleet...
Western Australia | Don’t let the storm season leave you in its trail of destruction
Western Australia | 4 May 2012 People are being urged to start preparing their homes for the storm season this week. Chief Executive Officer Wayne Gregson said Storm Awareness Week (5 – 12 May) was a reminder that the storm season is here and people need to get their homes ready while conditions are...
Western Australia | Drug Warning – Dimethyltryptamine (DMT)
Western Australia | 1 May 2012 Police are warning the community about a dangerous chemical substance that is being manufactured and sold to drug users in Western Australia. The substance, dimethyltryptamine (N, N-dimethyltryptamine, DMT) is typically sold in the form of a powder, usually brown or beige in appearance. DMT has also been...
Western Australia | Burning program protects Kimberley’s future
Kimberley region WA | 24 April 2012 FESA’s northern burning program has officially started with burns taking place throughout the Kimberley region. The prescribed burns are being undertaken in the Kimberley region to reduce the impact of devastating bushfires that occur late in the dry season. Acting Regional Director Grant Pipe said prescribed burning...
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