Regional and Fire 2016–17 Performance Highlights Management Services

Prescribed Burning In the 2016-17 financial year, the department achieved 247,360 hectares of prescribed burning in its south-west forest regions due to preparation of burns during the preceding 12 months, committed staff and beneficial weather conditions. This was the department’s best result in 29 years. A further 2,988,394ha was burnt in the department’s other regions including the Kimberley, , Goldfields, Midwest, Wheatbelt and South Coast. In its south-west forest regions, the department aims to have 45 per cent of the landscape it manages, around 2.5 million hectares, at less than six years since last burnt. This is used as an annual indicator of the effectiveness of the department’s prescribed burning program in mitigating bushfire risk. At 30 June 2017, the figure was 40 per cent. Bushfire Suppression In 2016-17 departmental staff attended and monitored 526 bushfires which burnt approximately 1,062,958ha, of which 9171ha occurred in the three south-west forest regions (Swan, South West and Warren).

Figure 1: Prescribed burning achievement in the south–west forest regions from 2002–03 to 2016–17

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Figure 2: Prescribed burning in all regions from 1978–79 to 2016–17

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6–8 17 Years sincelastfire (numberonbar refers to numberofburns) Number Area (ha) Number Area (ha) Number Area (ha) Number Area (ha) Number Area (ha) Number Area (ha) Number Area (ha) Number Area (ha) Number Area (ha) Number Area (ha) Number Area (ha) Number Area (ha)

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15–17 207 2,124,809 73 1,977,727 13 2,948 18 2,518 6 2,796 15 2,091 4 35 17 1,967,339 2014–15 134 147,082 39 55,369 34 28,920 61 62,793 2014–15 11

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21–23 6 187 2,509,846 47 2,355,697 6 1,650 13 672 5 3,175 5 940 5 150,783 13 2,198,477 2015–16 140 154,149 49 64,173 42 44,771 49 45,205 2015–16

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204 3,235,754 66 2,988,394 18 4,138 9 1,071 4 34,857 14 6,560 6 202,472 15 2,739,296 2016–17 138 247,360 34 58,302 40 62,785 64 26,273 2016–17 30–32 3 Area ofburns 33–35 2

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Unknown 14 2 2016–17 Performance Highlights Table 2:Area ofprescribed burningfor government eachlocal area Note that burns areNote thatburns onlyincludedin multiple LGAs ifmore than5%andmore than5haoftheirtotal treated area iswithin theLGA* CITY OFKARRATHACITY SHIRE OFEASTPILBARA SHIRE OFDONNYBROOK–BALINGUP SHIRE OFDERBY–WEST KIMBERLEY SHIRE OFDENMARK SHIRE OFDARDANUP SHIRE OFDANDARAGAN SHIRE OFDALWALLINU SHIRE OFCUBALLING SHIRE OFCRANBROOK SHIRE OFCOOLGARDIE SHIRE OFCOLLIE SHIRE OFCHITTERING SHIRE OFCHAPMAN VALLEY SHIRE OFCARNAMAH SHIRE OFCAPEL SHIRE OFBROOME SHIRE OFBROOKTON SHIRE OFBRIDGETOWN–GREENBUSHES SHIRE OFBODDINGTON SHIRE OFBEVERLEY SHIRE OFAUGUSTA–MARGARET RIVER SHIRE OFASHBURTON OF WANNEROO CITY OFSWANCITY OFROCKINGHAM CITY OFMANDURAH CITY CITY OFGOSNELLS CITY OFBUSSELTONCITY OFARMADALE CITY OFALBANY CITY Local government authority Number 12 10 1 7 1 3 4 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 7 7 4 7 4 5 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 Area (ha) 470,191 185,761 11,967 18,940 18,974 34,313 7,814 9,993 1,330 1,595 2,001 2,044 2,390 6,387 2,588 1,689 1,399 7,577 4,556 136 526 317 229 543 17 29 11 21 15 86 0 Grand total OF YORK SHIRE SHIRE OF KIMBERLEY WYNDHAM–EAST OF WILUNASHIRE OF WILLIAMS SHIRE OF WAROONASHIRE OF WANDERINGSHIRE OF TOODYAYSHIRE SHIRE OFSERPENTINE–JARRAHDALE SHIRE OFRAVENSTHORPE SHIRE OFPLANTAGENET SHIRE OFPINGELLY SHIRE OFNORTHAMPTON SHIRE OFNORTHAM SHIRE OFNANNUP SHIRE OFMURRAY SHIRE OFMUNDARING SHIRE OFMENZIES SHIRE OFMANJIMUP SHIRE OFLAVERTON SHIRE OFKALAMUNDA SHIRE OFHARVEY SHIRE OFHALLSCREEK SHIRE OFGINGIN SHIRE OFEXMOUTH SHIRE OFESPERANCE Local government authority Number 258 12 13 25 10 2 1 1 3 3 6 4 2 1 7 3 5 3 7 1 6 7 1 1 7 1 8 1 7 Area (ha) 3,235,754 1,734,936 534,170 10,238 33,124 17,581 10,051 30,154 6,832 4,847 7,158 1,816 4,474 6,316 4,105 1,838 4,547 2,114 3,951 4,456 6,976 6,675 279 321 161 188 378 18 78 3 2016–17 Performance Highlights Table 4:Bushfirecauses from 2014–15 to 2016–17 bushfires 2016–17. during as reasonably practical. The following tables provide information onthedepartment’s involvement andmanagementof ofbushfiresimpact oncommunitiesandbuiltnaturalassetson,ornear, isaslow landmanaged by thedepartment land by maintaininganappropriate andresponse detection capacity. isto ensureThe desired the outcome oftheservice isresponsible for andeffectivelyThe department respondingto bushfires quickly on,ornear, department–managed Bushfire suppression Table 3:Area (ha)ofprescribed burnsoneachtenure in2016–17 type * Includes otherCrown* Includes land, otherParks and property andprivate reserve, Wildlife-managed Total area (ha) ALL REGIONS BUSHFIRE CAUSES Deliberately/illegally lit Escapes –Parks and Wildlife burns Escapes –non-Parks and Wildlife burns Accidental –timberindustry Accidental –otherindustries Accidental –recreationists Lightning Unknown Other causes Other Total Other Crown land and private property * Crown property landandprivate Other Unallocated Crown land plantation Softwood parks Conservation Nature reserves National parks State forest 2014–15 304 8 51 3 39 78 200 120 22 825 2015–16 267 4 26 4 35 37 233 91 23 720 3,235,754 Area (ha) 776,138 353,849 3,372 392,242 34,960 1,530,973 144,220 2016–17 260 6 33 3 28 47 89 48 12 526 2014–15 37 1 6 0 5 9 24 15 3 100 2015–16 37 1 4 1 5 5 32 13 3 100 2016–17 50 1 6 1 5 9 17 9 2 100 4 2016–17 Performance Highlights Other regions Other Swan South–west forest regions South westSouth Warren Sub total Kimberley Goldfields Wheatbelt South coast South Sub total (all regions) Grand total Information current at October 2017. current at October Information This publicationisavailable inalternative formats on request. Table 5:Bushfires attended andmonitored by Parks and Wildlife in2016–17 Email: [email protected] dbca.wa.gov.au Western Precinct, Kensington WA 6151Ph: (08)92199000Fax: (08)93340498 Avenue,17 DickPerry Technology Park Parks and Wildlife Service ofBiodiversity, andAttractions Conservation Department For more information contact: * Area by bushfires (ha)burnt inthe tenuretype **Numberofbushfiresoriginating inthe tenuretype the Department ofParks and the Department Wildlife). as toThis information 1July2017wasknown (whichprior ofBiodiversity, wasprepared andAttractions by Conservation theDepartment Region Area (ha)* Number ** Area (ha)* Number ** Area (ha)* Number ** Area (ha)* Number ** Number Area (ha)* Number ** Area (ha)* Number ** Area (ha)* Number ** Area (ha)* Number ** Area (ha)* Number ** Area (ha)* Number** Area (ha)* Number ** Number Area (ha)* Number ** Number

hardwood native forest 4,950 4,956 State State 4,527 4,956 140 142 212 211 76 52 12 6 2 6 2

plantation softwood softwood forest State State 170 170 165 170 84 84 72 12 0 0 5

National 528,493 529,727 470,017 529,727 53,025 parks 1,234 1,190 5,085 366 63 32 95 36 31 22 10 12 13 8 4 3

reserves Nature 71,838 71,857 21,572 47,993 71,857 1,886 107 274 19 15 17 32 15 10 3 4 1 1 3 2 2 6 6 1 3 and Wildlife- Other ParksOther managed Reserves 191,966 193,221 191,725 193,220 1,255 1,025 218 154 23 16 39 14 12 10 78 8 1 1 5 9 0

Crown Other Other lands 7,441 7,451 6,145 1,295 7,451 10 26 32 20 6 6 4 6 1 4 1 1

Property 208,501 209,849 Private 203,675 209,849 1,348 3,488 1,155 543 490 315 183 63 23 86 34 24 5 7 6 2 8

Crown land Unallocated Unallocated

45,542 45,727 34,671 45,727 3,666 6,240 185 185 750 215 16 7 9 6 0 1 3 3 1 1 1

1,053,787 1,062,958 901,974 63,097 29,107 49,729 9,171 Total 2,187 5,049 1,935 9,675 421 263 129 205 105 526 29 35 20 18 11 15 6 5

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