INQ200

TitleLong
Shared Responsibility: The Report of the Perth Hills Bushfire February 2011 Review. (WA)
INQAuthor
M.J. Keelty
Year
InquiryType
DisasterType
State
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Recommendations for this Inquiry

INQ-ref REC-UID CODE SubCode SrcNUM Recommendation
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:
- Reducing fuel load
- Improving inter-operability

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:
- conduct site specific assessments to assess current fuel loads
- assess, analyse and prioritise bushfire risk on land within and adjacent to communities

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