Hon Giz Watson asked about the area burnt by prescribed burns and wildfires in DEC-managed forest regions for 2011-2012. The answer provides a breakdown of hectares burnt by each category.

AnsweredQoN 6344Legislative Council
Asked
23 October 2012
Portfolio
Environment

QuestionView source ↗

For the three forest regions, in the area managed by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC), for the year 2011-2012, I ask —
(1) How many hectares were burnt in prescribed burns?
(2) How many hectares were burnt in wildfires?
(3) How many hectares were burnt in total?
(4) How many hectares were burnt in wildfires resulting from escapes from DEC's prescribed burns?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
27 November 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
35 days
(1) 103,165 hectares.
(2) 103,836 hectares.
(3) 207,001 hectares.
(4) 63,458 hectares.
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