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Bushfire Risk Management Framework in Western Australia

This framework provides an integrated approach to managing bushfire risk in Western Australia, addressing the increasing frequency and severity of fires in the region. It outlines the principles, strategies, and indicators for fuel management across different management zones. The framework is being implemented through the collaboration of various fire agencies and local governments.

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Bushfire Risk Management Framework in Western Australia

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  1. A Framework for Bushfire Risk Management in Western Australia MURRAY CARTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR| RURAL FIRE DIVISION DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

  2. Why? • Western Australia is one of the most bushfire prone areas on the planet • We experience a large number of fires annually • The frequency and severity of these will continue to increase as a result of changing climate without intervention • Significant occurrence of natural (lightning caused) fires • These ranged between 174 (2008/09) and 610 (2015/16) per annum over last ten years • Fire triangle - manage fuel!

  3. Swing the pendulum back! • From response and recovery to managing risk • Australian Productivity Commission – Natural Disaster Funding (2015) • WA Government – Rural Fire Reforms (April 2018) • Interdepartmental Committee (IDC) – Bushfire Mitigation on Crown Land

  4. Where are we currently at? • Many varied approaches to managing bushfire risk across WA • Across the WA “fire agencies” – DFES, DBCA and local government – two different, complementary approaches (equally valid!)

  5. DBCA Bushfire Risk Management Framework • Focussed on the land it manages (landscape scale) • Details the principles and rationale for programming fuel management • State divided into eight Bushfire Risk Management Zones (BRMZ) – each with a characteristic risk profile • Each BRMZ further divided into four fire management areas (FMAs) • Indicators of acceptable risk are set for each FMA • These indicators are then a key input into the agencies strategic and program level planning for fuel management

  6. The DFES / local government approach

  7. Bushfire Risk Management Plan (key features) • Local government based • Tenure blind • Identifies bushfire risk at the strategic level and prioritises areas of the LG for further risk assessment • Identifies assets (four categories) at risk from bushfire – rates risk and identifies priority for treatment • Determines appropriate treatment strategy to reduce risk to an acceptable level • Assigns accountability – “those that own the land own the risk” • Once BRMP approved by OBRM access is available to the Mitigation Activity Fund (MAF) for crown land.

  8. Treatment Strategies (BRMP Guidelines) • Fuel management • Ignition management • Preparedness • Planning • Community engagement • Other??

  9. BRMP – Progress to date • 45 LGs active in the program • 28 Plans approved by OBRM • Over 21,000 assets identified and recorded in the BRM System • Over 5,000 of these assigned a treatment in the system • Incentivising through the MAF has been the key!!

  10. Where to next? • Continue to grow the BRMP program (& revise Guidelines) • Integrate the current frameworks to the extent they can be (IDC) • Build capability – WA Bushfire Centre of Excellence

  11. WA Bushfire Centre of Excellence (BCoE) Focus areas: • Training • Knowledge Management • Engagement and Outreach • Business Management

  12. BCoE - Training • Development and delivery of bushfire management and prescribed burning training • Strengthening regional and local delivery • Prescribed burning training includes both “Introduction to Prescribed Burning” and “Prescribed Burning”

  13. BCoE – Knowledge Management • Traditional fire knowledge and practice • Academic understanding of bushfire, its risk and management • Lessons learned through experience working with bushfire and its risk

  14. BCoE – Engagement and Outreach • Strengthen partnerships and relationships within the sector • Enhance communication across the sector and wider community • Small dedicated team to coordinate this function

  15. Questions?

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