❓ A parliamentary question addresses the bushfire threat to Casuarina Prison, inquiring about response plans, DFES advice, and interagency protocols. The response details activation levels, deployed assets, past warnings, and communication protocols.
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I refer to reports of a bushfire threatening Casuarina Prison on 12 November 2025, and I ask: (a) was a specific response plan activated for the recent fire threatening Casuarina Prison; (b) if yes to (a), what was the activation level; (c) in reference to (a), what assets and personnel were deployed; (d) has the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) provided any formal warnings or advice to Corrective Services in the past five years regarding the elevated bushfire risk around the prison precinct; (e) if yes to (d), please table the dates and recommendations; and (f) what interagency protocols govern the communication and decision-making process between DFES, WA Police, and Corrective Services during a bushfire affecting a prison facility?
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Answered
24 February 2026
Responded by
Minister for the Environment representing the Minister for Emergency Services
Response time
8 days
The Department of Emergency Services advises:
a) Yes.
(b) Level 1.
(c) See tabled paper.
(d) Yes. The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) has provided advice, however, it is not within DFES’ remit to provide formal warnings.
(e)
Date
Advice and Recommendations
14 September 2021
DFES advised the Department of Justice (DoJ) to develop a comprehensive land management plan to address bushfire mitigation at the Casuarina Prison site.
DFES recommended the DoJ engage with the City of Kwinana to consult on required works and to ensure agreed mitigation treatments were appropriately recorded in the DFES Bushfire Risk Mitigation System.
2 October 2024
DFES advised DoJ the recommendation provided on 14 September 2021 to develop an Urban Bushland Response Plan for the Casuarina Prison site remains applicable and should be progressed.
31 July 2025
DFES advised it would support DoJ to undertake bushfire risk treatments on its tenures across Western Australia, including Casuarina Prison.
15 August 2025
DFES advised DoJ the mitigation works observed appeared to extend beyond the intended scope of activities. Based on DFES observations, several live trees appeared to have been felled and left on site, which may increase fire fuel loads within the area.
16 September 2025
DFES advised DoJ to undertake mechanical and chemical treatments to maintain existing firebreaks within the Casuarina Prison site.
29 December 2025
DFES provided DoJ recommended bushfire mitigation treatments for Bushfire Risk Management Plans for 2025, 2026, and 2027.
(f) The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) protocols include:
a) Yes.
(b) Level 1.
(c) See tabled paper.
(d) Yes. The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) has provided advice, however, it is not within DFES’ remit to provide formal warnings.
(e)
Date
Advice and Recommendations
14 September 2021
DFES advised the Department of Justice (DoJ) to develop a comprehensive land management plan to address bushfire mitigation at the Casuarina Prison site.
DFES recommended the DoJ engage with the City of Kwinana to consult on required works and to ensure agreed mitigation treatments were appropriately recorded in the DFES Bushfire Risk Mitigation System.
2 October 2024
DFES advised DoJ the recommendation provided on 14 September 2021 to develop an Urban Bushland Response Plan for the Casuarina Prison site remains applicable and should be progressed.
31 July 2025
DFES advised it would support DoJ to undertake bushfire risk treatments on its tenures across Western Australia, including Casuarina Prison.
15 August 2025
DFES advised DoJ the mitigation works observed appeared to extend beyond the intended scope of activities. Based on DFES observations, several live trees appeared to have been felled and left on site, which may increase fire fuel loads within the area.
16 September 2025
DFES advised DoJ to undertake mechanical and chemical treatments to maintain existing firebreaks within the Casuarina Prison site.
29 December 2025
DFES provided DoJ recommended bushfire mitigation treatments for Bushfire Risk Management Plans for 2025, 2026, and 2027.
(f) The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) protocols include:
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