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FESA-24Seven-2010-Issue1.Pdf Offi cial magazine of the Fire & Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia SUMMER 2010 SECTION As we embark on another year that is sure to be as busy and community of Derby to prepare for Red Alert as Laurence bore demanding as the last, it is a good time to reflect on all that down on them. we achieved together in 2009. Fortunately it missed major population centres but the cyclone We were faced with many challenges, especially towards the did cause destruction to isolated communities, particularly at end of the year, with a number of significant bushfires and Eighty Mile Beach between Port Hedland and Broome. The a category 5 tropical cyclone. I am pleased to say that we response by all personnel was magnificent and I thank those met those challenges head on and I am extremely proud of who worked so hard before and after the cyclone hit. everyone involved. 2009 was a year of achievement for the organisation, The major bushfires that ripped through the Wheatbelt towns including the reopening of FESA’s Education and Heritage of Toodyay and Badgingarra saw the biggest loss of homes Centre following a $1.6 million refurbishment. There has been caused by a bushfire in Western Australia in close to 50 years. a steady stream of people of all ages flooding through the doors to learn more about our state’s emergency services. The fact that there were no lives lost during these major incidents speaks volumes about the skill and professionalism The centre also supports FESA’s role in providing community of everyone involved. It also highlights the changes in attitude safety information through interactive exhibits, an internet and better community awareness about bushfires since the kiosk and take home resources on all hazards from bush Victorian bushfires that claimed 173 lives. and structure fires to storms, search and rescue, cyclones, tsunami and earthquakes. It is hard to believe it has been one year since the tragic Black Saturday event, however FESA and other fire management Last year saw FESA’s State Emergency Service celebrate a agencies have made great strides in the management of half century of service to the Western Australian community. bushfires since that time. It was a great opportunity to acknowledge the fact that these volunteers have helped out during the state’s biggest natural Revised arrangements for bushfire advice and alerts disasters and emergencies over the past 50 years, including have been implemented. These include a new national Cyclone Vance, the Moora floods, Meckering earthquake and approach to community education focusing on bushfire Dwellingup bushfire. ‘Prepare. Act. Survive.’, a revised fire danger rating system and a new scaled community warning system for use by all Congratulations to all SES volunteers for such a wonderful fire agencies. achievement. There have also been a number of recent legislation changes I would like to thank our many volunteer and career personnel to the Bushfires Act 1954, including the introduction of total and corporate staff for the countless hours they spent coming fire bans and new arrangements for the control of major to the aid of thousands of people in need of emergency bushfires and public information. These changes strengthen assistance throughout 2009. FESA’s coordination and management of bushfires in WA and This year I am sure we can look forward to achieving many support the organisation’s role of building a safer community. new goals and embracing more opportunities to improve the The first cyclone of the season also delivered a knockout services we offer. CEO’s message CEO’s blow during the festive season. Tropical Cyclone Laurence, The next few months can be a challenging time for our which threatened the North West coast just before Christmas, emergency services personnel with the possibility of more caused significant damage after crossing the coast twice as a significant bushfires and cyclones, but I know you are well category 5 system. prepared. I wish you all a safe and rewarding 2010. Offi cial magazine of the Fire & Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia The StateAlert community warning system was activated for Jo Harrison-Ward, SUMMER 2010 the first time during Laurence with great success, warning the Chief Executive Officer General News 3 Operational Incidents 12 Awards and Recognition 22 SES 50th Anniversary 25 Resources, Training & Equipment 40 Contents Youth 50 Government of Western Australia Toodyay bushfire.Fire & Emergency Photo Services courtesy Authority of The West Australian. Magazine articles are welcome – please send to: Editor - 24seven, FESA Media and Public Affairs Managing Editor: Michelle Harris Directorate, GPO BOX P1174, Perth WA 6844 or email: [email protected] Stories should be up to 450 words in length and submitted with accompanying images wherever Editor: Kristine Smith possible. Digital photographs are required to be taken on a 4+ megapixel camera at the highest Regular Contributors: Deanna Foster, Allen possible resolution setting to ensure acceptable quality for printing. Photographic prints are also welcome – please mark with name and address if return is required. Gale, Raeley Nind, Jessica Reid, Katie Schoch For permission to use material in this publication, please contact the Editor on (08) 9323 9570. Design and Production: key2design 2 24seven GENERAL NEWS PREPARE. ACT. SURVIVE. STATE this bushfi re season ALERT A new national bushfi re strategy ‘PREPARE. ACT. SURVIVE.’ is being used to help people understand the risk of bushfi res and OFF THE to prepare, be aware of warnings and activate their bushfi re survival plans at the fi rst sign of danger. LAUNCHING PAD The StateAlert emergency warning PREPARE. ACT. SURVIVE. “The strategy encourages people to system had its fi rst public activation represents the three key points people gather as much information about a on 16 December 2009 with a living in bushfi re prone areas need fi re as possible so they can respond warning to the community of Derby to remember. quickly and appropriately. It also which was facing the destructive Chief Operations Offi cer Craig Hynes highlights that people should not wait winds of Tropical Cyclone Laurence. for an emergency warning before said whether people choose to leave More than 5400 messages were sent activating their bushfi re survival plan. for a safer place or shelter in a well in a fi ve minute period to residents prepared and defendable home, “Survival and safety depends on the advising them that a Red Alert preparation is the key to survival. decisions people make before and warning would be issued at 9pm during a fi re. Messages include telling “Prepare means people living in that evening. bushfi re prone areas need to decide people in bushfi re prone areas that the what they will do to keep themselves safest place to be is away from the Since this fi rst activation, StateAlert has safe and to prepare their homes fi re and that defending a home may be been used on a further nine occasions regardless of whether they plan to one of the most traumatic experiences to send out emergency warnings about leave for a safer place or actively they will ever have.” bushfi res threatening communities. defend their home,” he said. Materials that support PREPARE. These major incidents included bushfi res at Toodyay, Brigadoon and Moore River “People also need to act according ACT. SURVIVE. have been produced National Park. to the fi re danger rating. Homes are to assist people in developing their not likely to offer protection from own bushfi re survival plan. These are StateAlert Project Manager Mike a fi re front on a catastrophic fi re available on the FESA website with Klenner said incident controllers could danger day. downloadable resources for use at a request an alert by calling the dedicated local level. StateAlert line on 1300 566 588. “StateAlert will only be used when the estern Australia Government of W Authority estern Australia Fire & Emergency Services Government of W Authority hazard management agency determines Fire & Emergency Services it is necessary or for life threatening PREPARE. ACT.ACT. SURVIVE. situations where there is suffi cient time to send a warning,” Mike said. Bushfires can start suddenly so you needC toH beEC preparedKL to ISTact even if - PREPARI you do not receive a warning. NG YOUR SURVIVAL KIT “As the StateAlert warning is only an Prepare a bushfire survival kit before the bushfire season starts. This will help you get through the first few days after a fire. Make sure you have advisory message, individuals still need transport and a bushfire survival kit ready regardless of whether you are NG FOR ANDgoing to leave or to actively defend your house. to look after their own safety. It is DE TO PREPARI GENERAL ITE YOUR GUI HFIRE SEAS ON. MS: important that they keep a watch on NG THE BUS Portable battery operated AM/FM radio SURVIVI Waterproof torch weather conditions, go to the FESA New spare batteries First aid kit with manual website, listen to ABC updates and Woollen blankets During hot weather: look out for smoke or other indicators • Know what the Fire Danger Rating is for yourON area.THE DAY ADD: • Watch for signs of a bushfire, especially smoke and flames. Cash, key cards and credit cards • Have your bushfire survival plan and kit ready. in their area.” Medications, toiletries and sanitary supplies If a bushfire starts: an be deadly. • Put your preparations into action, do not ‘wait Special and see’ requirements as thisushfire c for survivalinfants, elderly,plan will injured, help disabled and pets Mike added that StateAlert was only • Act decisively the moment you know there is danger. Your b Mobile phone and charger, or phone card you do this.
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