❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on hectares burnt in prescribed burns, wildfires, and escapes from DBCA planned burns across three forest regions from 2016 to 2021, with the provided answer detailing the area burnt in the Swan, South West and Warren regions.
AnsweredQoN 807Legislative Council
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How many hectares were burnt in each of the three forest regions, in the area managed by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, each year from 2016 to 2021 in: (a) prescribed burns; (b) wildfires; (c) wildfires resulting from escapes from DBCA's prescribed burns; and (d) total?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
20 September 2022
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
9 days
Swan Region
Year
(a) Prescribed Burning (hectares)
(b) Bushfires
(hectares)
(c) Bushfires resulting from escapes from DBCA planned burns (hectares)
(d) Total
(a) + (b)
(hectares)
2016/17
126,273
1453
50
127,726
2017/18
107,230
3410
5
107,500
2018/19
50,508
289
0
50,797
2019/20
59,850
8299
0
68,149
2020/21
69,227
5627
28
74,854
2021/22
74,730
1332
0
76,062
South West Region
Year
(a) Prescribed Burning (hectares)
(b) Bushfires
(hectares)
(c) Bushfires resulting from escapes from DBCA planned burns (hectares)
(d) Total
(a) + (b)
(hectares)
2016/17
62,785
4555
4397
67,340
2017/18
56,132
219
1
56,166
2018/19
40,718
4880
1947
45,598
2019/20
29,499
10,107
130
39,606
2020/21
52,578
559
0
53,137
2021/22
66,368
10,433
0
76,801
Warren Region
Year
(a) Prescribed Burning (hectares)
(b) Bushfires
(hectares)
(c) Bushfires resulting from escapes from DBCA planned burns (hectares)
(d) Total
(a) + (b)
(hectares)
2016/17
58,302
1620
1373
59,922
2017/18
55,603
1375
234
55,607
2018/19
76,817
72
15
76,889
2019/20
43,592
90
39
43,682
2020/21
39,431
3867
61
43,298
2021/22
51,159
16,100
10
67,259
Year
(a) Prescribed Burning (hectares)
(b) Bushfires
(hectares)
(c) Bushfires resulting from escapes from DBCA planned burns (hectares)
(d) Total
(a) + (b)
(hectares)
2016/17
126,273
1453
50
127,726
2017/18
107,230
3410
5
107,500
2018/19
50,508
289
0
50,797
2019/20
59,850
8299
0
68,149
2020/21
69,227
5627
28
74,854
2021/22
74,730
1332
0
76,062
South West Region
Year
(a) Prescribed Burning (hectares)
(b) Bushfires
(hectares)
(c) Bushfires resulting from escapes from DBCA planned burns (hectares)
(d) Total
(a) + (b)
(hectares)
2016/17
62,785
4555
4397
67,340
2017/18
56,132
219
1
56,166
2018/19
40,718
4880
1947
45,598
2019/20
29,499
10,107
130
39,606
2020/21
52,578
559
0
53,137
2021/22
66,368
10,433
0
76,801
Warren Region
Year
(a) Prescribed Burning (hectares)
(b) Bushfires
(hectares)
(c) Bushfires resulting from escapes from DBCA planned burns (hectares)
(d) Total
(a) + (b)
(hectares)
2016/17
58,302
1620
1373
59,922
2017/18
55,603
1375
234
55,607
2018/19
76,817
72
15
76,889
2019/20
43,592
90
39
43,682
2020/21
39,431
3867
61
43,298
2021/22
51,159
16,100
10
67,259
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