INQ200
Recommendations for this Inquiry
INQ-ref | REC-UID | CODE | SubCode | SrcNUM | Recommendation |
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INQ200 | REC200-0338 | C - Response | 15 - Inter-service cooperation | Recommendation 1 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority and the Department of Environment and Conservation develop and finalise their Memorandum of Understanding and commit to working in partnership. |
INQ200 | REC200-1679 | C - Response | 15 - Inter-service cooperation | Recommendation 1 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority and the Department of Environment and Conservation develop and finalise their Memorandum of Understanding and commit to working in partnership. |
INQ200 | REC200-0347 | A - Responsibility | 9 - Community education | Recommendation 10 | The Department of Education oversee the provision of bushfire education in schools that are located in bushfire prone areas, ensuring that all schools in these areas incorporate key bushfire messages in their curriculum. |
INQ200 | REC200-1688 | A - Responsibility | 9 - Community education | Recommendation 10 | The Department of Education oversee the provision of bushfire education in schools that are located in bushfire prone areas, ensuring that all schools in these areas incorporate key bushfire messages in their curriculum. |
INQ200 | REC200-0348 | A - Responsibility | 9 - Community education | Recommendation 11 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority consider alternative wording to Total Fire Ban that ensures people gain a more complete understanding of what actions are prohibited. |
INQ200 | REC200-1689 | C - Response | 8 - Communications and warnings | Recommendation 11 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority consider alternative wording to Total Fire Ban that ensures people gain a more complete understanding of what actions are prohibited. |
INQ200 | REC200-0349 | A - Responsibility | 9 - Community education | Recommendation 12 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority work in partnership with Main Roads Western Australia and local governments to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for the use of mobile variable message boards to alert the community to the declaration of a total fire ban and what it means. |
INQ200 | REC200-1690 | C - Response | 8 - Communications and warnings | Recommendation 12 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority work in partnership with Main Roads Western Australia and local governments to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for the use of mobile variable message boards to alert the community to the declaration of a total fire ban and what it means. |
INQ200 | REC200-0350 | B - Preparedness | 5 - Hazard reduction burns | Recommendation 13 | The State Government consider resourcing the Department of Environment and Conservation and local governments to develop and administer a comprehensive prescribed burning program in Perth’s urban/rural interface to compliment DEC’s existing landscape-scale program. |
INQ200 | REC200-1691 | B - Preparedness | 5 - Hazard reduction burns | Recommendation 13 | The State Government consider resourcing the Department of Environment and Conservation and local governments to develop and administer a comprehensive prescribed burning program in Perth‟s urban/rural interface to compliment DEC's existing landscape-scale program. |
INQ200 | REC200-0351 | B - Preparedness | 5 - Hazard reduction burns | Recommendation 14 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority, the Department of Environment and Conservation and local governments take proactive steps to conduct their prescribed burning programs as joint exercises. |
INQ200 | REC200-1692 | B - Preparedness | 5 - Hazard reduction burns | Recommendation 14 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority, the Department of Environment and Conservation and local governments take proactive steps to conduct their prescribed burning programs as joint exercises. This will give effect to: |
INQ200 | REC200-0352 | F - Research and technology | 13 - Mapping and data quality | Recommendation 15 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority and local governments ensure that the ability to: measure and map fuel loads maintain fuel load databases draw up prescriptions for, and oversee controlled burns are included as key competencies in any future recruitment of Chief Bushfire Control Officers |
INQ200 | REC200-0353 | A - Responsibility | 22 - Role of local Gvt | Recommendation 16 | The State Government give its full support to the Western Australian Local Government Association’s Send to Solve initiative. |
INQ200 | REC200-1694 | A - Responsibility | 24 - Govt responsibility | Recommendation 16 | The State Government give its full support to the Western Australian Local Government Association's Send to Solve initiative. |
INQ200 | REC200-0354 | A - Responsibility | 22 - Role of local Gvt | Recommendation 17 | Local governments consider increasing the number of green waste collections carried out each year to encourage a more proactive approach to property (and vegetation) maintenance by residents. |
INQ200 | REC200-0355 | F - Research and technology | 13 - Mapping and data quality | Recommendation 18 | The Western Australian Local Government Association explore the feasibility of local governments utilising aerial and satellite imagery to monitor firebreaks and fuel loads on private property. |
INQ200 | REC200-1695 | A - Responsibility | 22 - Role of local Gvt | Recommendation 18 | The Western Australian Local Government Association explore the feasibility of local governments utilising aerial and satellite imagery to monitor firebreaks and fuel loads on private property. |
INQ200 | REC200-0356 | B - Preparedness | 5 - Hazard reduction burns | Recommendation 19 | The State Government reaffirm its 2009 decision to approve DEC exercising greater flexibility in managing smoke within national guidelines, in order to achieve its prescribed burn program. |
INQ200 | REC200-1696 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 19 | The State Government reaffirm its 2009 decision to approve DEC exercising greater flexibility in managing smoke within national guidelines, in order to achieve its prescribed burn program. |
INQ200 | REC200-1680 | C - Response | 15 - Inter-service cooperation | Recommendation 2 | Emergency Management Western Australia establish an inter-agency working group to continue the development of the new single emergency services Act. |
INQ200 | REC200-0339 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 2 | Emergency Management Western Australia establish an inter-agency working group to continue the development of the new single emergency services Act. |
INQ200 | REC200-1697 | F - Research and technology | 26 - Research | Recommendation 20 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority, the Department of Environment and Conservation and local governments closely monitor the research and development of alternative fuel reduction techniques to ensure that the most efficient and effective programs are adopted. |
INQ200 | REC200-0357 | F - Research and technology | 26 - Research | Recommendation 20 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority, the Department of Environment and Conservation and local governments closely monitor the research and development of alternative fuel reduction techniques to ensure that the most efficient and effective programs are adopted. |
INQ200 | REC200-1698 | B - Preparedness | 39 - Disaster Risk Management | Recommendation 21 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority, the Department of Environment and Conservation and local governments jointly develop a single, integrated system for fuel load assessment and management. |
INQ200 | REC200-0358 | F - Research and technology | 13 - Mapping and data quality | Recommendation 21 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority, the Department of Environment and Conservation and local governments jointly develop a single, integrated system for fuel load assessment and management. |
INQ200 | REC200-1699 | A - Responsibility | 24 - Govt responsibility | Recommendation 22 | The State Government ensure that the continued development of the Fire and Emergency Service Authority's Integrated Bushfire Risk Management System is dependent on an independent comparative assessment of its functionality and cost-effectiveness against the Spatial Support System used by the Depa |
INQ200 | REC200-0359 | F - Research and technology | 13 - Mapping and data quality | Recommendation 22 | The State Government ensure that the continued development of the Fire and Emergency Service Authority’s Integrated Bushfire Risk Management System is dependent on an independent comparative assessment of its functionality and cost effectiveness against the Spatial Support System used by the Depa |
INQ200 | REC200-1700 | B - Preparedness | 4 - Fire season preparation | Recommendation 23 | The Interagency Bushfire Management committee develop and oversee a work program to: |
INQ200 | REC200-0360 | B - Preparedness | 4 - Fire season preparation | Recommendation 23 | The Interagency Bushfire Management committee develop and oversee a work program to: conduct site specific assessments to assess current fuel loads assess, analyse and prioritise bushfire risk on land within and adjacent to communities develop a three year rolling mitigation works program with an |
INQ200 | REC200-1701 | A - Responsibility | 25 - Inquiry, audit, lessons management and after action review | Recommendation 24 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority convene a facilitated debriefing session between the families who remained behind to protect their properties, and the incident controllers. |
INQ200 | REC200-0361 | A - Responsibility | 25 - Inquiry, audit, lessons management and after action review | Recommendation 24 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority convene a facilitated debriefing session between the families who remained behind to protect their properties, and the incident controllers. |
INQ200 | REC200-0362 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 25 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority immediately comply with the provisions of WESTPLAN BUSHFIRE and formally declare incidents at their appropriate level and document and communicate those decisions in a similar way to the systems used by the Department of Environment and Conservation and t |
INQ200 | REC200-1702 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 25 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority immediately comply with the provisions of WESTPLAN BUSHFIRE and formally declare incidents at their appropriate level and document and communicate those decisions in a similar way to the systems used by the Department of Environment and Conservation and t |
INQ200 | REC200-0363 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 26 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority develop formal procedures for mandating the completion of Incident Action Plans, ensuring the documents are detailed and that they record critical decision making. |
INQ200 | REC200-1703 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 26 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority develop formal procedures for mandating the completion of Incident Action Plans, ensuring the documents are detailed and that they record critical decision making. |
INQ200 | REC200-0364 | F - Research and technology | 17 - Assets and technology | Recommendation 27 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority review its use of the Australian Interagency Incident Management System to ensure that the most appropriate resources (including aerial resources) are used to respond to an incident. |
INQ200 | REC200-1704 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 27 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority review its use of the Australian Interagency Incident Management System to ensure that the most appropriate resources (including aerial resources) are used to respond to an incident. |
INQ200 | REC200-0365 | F - Research and technology | 17 - Assets and technology | Recommendation 28 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) review its program to decommission vehicles and ensure that when such vehicles are offered during an incident that FESA staff adhere to FESA’s own policy of ‘Use of Private Vehicles in Fires’. |
INQ200 | REC200-1705 | E - Agency Organisation | 29 - Operational Health and Safety | Recommendation 28 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) review its program to decommission vehicles and ensure that when such vehicles are offered during an incident that FESA staff adhere to FESA‟s own policy of „Use of Private Vehicles in Fires‟ |
INQ200 | REC200-0366 | C - Response | 14 - Incident Mgt Teams | Recommendation 29 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority and the Department of Environment and Conservation ensure that their Incident Controllers identify critical infrastructure as part of their initial assessment and preparation of Incident Action Plans when attending major incidents. |
INQ200 | REC200-1706 | C - Response | 14 - Incident Mgt Teams | Recommendation 29 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority and the Department of Environment and Conservation ensure that their Incident Controllers identify critical infrastructure as part of their initial assessment and preparation of Incident Action Plans when attending major incidents. |
INQ200 | REC200-1681 | A - Responsibility | 24 - Govt responsibility | Recommendation 3 | The State Government transfer responsibility for declaring bushfire prone areas from local government to the Western Australian Planning Commission. The Western Australian Planning Commission should urgently assess those areas that should be declared bushfire prone. |
INQ200 | REC200-0340 | B - Preparedness | 1 - Land-use and building regs | Recommendation 3 | The State Government transfer responsibility for declaring bushfire prone areas from local government to the Western Australian Planning Commission. The Western Australian Planning Commission should urgently assess those areas that should be declared bushfire prone. |
INQ200 | REC200-0367 | A - Responsibility | 22 - Role of local Gvt | Recommendation 30 | Main Roads Western Australia undertake more frequent examinations of its bridges located in areas prone to bushfire and ensure that the risk posed to loss of infrastructure in a fire is understood by local authorities. |
INQ200 | REC200-1707 | B - Preparedness | 1 - Land-use and building regs | Recommendation 30 | Main Roads Western Australia undertake more frequent examinations of its bridges located in areas prone to bushfire and ensure that the risk posed to loss of infrastructure in a fire is understood by local authorities. |
INQ200 | REC200-0368 | C - Response | 20 - Role of police | Recommendation 31 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority and the Western Australian Police ensure they receive all necessary legal clarification in relation to Bushfire Responsibilities of Police Officers – Powers Used in Assisting Fire Authorities in Responding to Bushfires, to be promulgated across FESA and W |
INQ200 | REC200-1708 | C - Response | 15 - Inter-service cooperation | Recommendation 31 | The Fire and Emergency Services Authority and the Western Australian Police ensure they receive all necessary legal clarification in relation to Bushfire Responsibilities of Police Officers – Powers Used in Assisting Fire Authorities in Responding to Bushfires, to be promulgated across FESA and W |
INQ200 | REC200-0369 | C - Response | 18 - Access to fire ground | Recommendation 32 | The Western Australian Police and the Fire and Emergency Services Authority jointly examine the Traffic Management System developed in response to the 2009 Victorian bushfires and seek its adaptation to use in WA with additional attention to the access and egress by bona fide residents to areas t |
INQ200 | REC200-1709 | E - Agency Organisation | 32 - Doctrine, standards, and reform | Recommendation 32 | The Western Australian Police and the Fire and Emergency Services Authority jointly examine the Traffic Management System developed in response to the 2009 Victorian bushfires and seek its adaptation to use in WA with additional attention to the access and egress by bona fide residents to areas t |