❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice seeks detailed information on land management practices, costs, and staffing related to prescribed burning and bushfire suppression within the Department of CALM's three south-west regions. The response provides data on land area, burning activities, costs, and staffing levels.
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(1) What is the total area of land under the control of the Department of CALM in its three south-west regions (Swan, South West and Warren)?
(2) What area of land under the control of the Department of CALM, recorded for each of its three south-west regions -
(a) was subject to departmental prescribed burning, recorded for each of the last 5 seasons 2001/2002 to 2005/2006 inclusive; and
(b) is currently excluded from the prescribed burning program?
(3) What area of land under the control of the Department of CALM, recorded for each of its three south-west regions is planned for departmental prescribed burning, recorded for each of the next 5 seasons 2006/2007 to 2010/2011 inclusive?
(4) What area of land under the control of CALM, recorded for each of its three south-west regions, was burnt by unplanned bushfires each year over the last 5 years?
(5) What separate costs were incurred by the Department of CALM, recorded each year over the last 5 years (2001/2002 to 2005/2006 inclusive) on land under the control of the Department of CALM in each of its three south west regions on -
(a) prescribed burning; and
(b) suppression of unplanned bushfires?
(6) What are the total numbers of permanent staff employed by the Department of CALM, recorded for each of its three south west regions, and not counting staff in specialist roles such as research and inventory, subdivided into -
(a) Salaried officers;
(b) Permanent wages employees;
(c) Contractors; and
(d) What numbers in each category are routinely available for -
(i) Prescribed Burning; and
(ii) Suppression of bushfires?
(7) How many of each of the people in (6), listed separately by category of -
(a) Staff;
(b) Permanent wages employees; and
(c) Contractors
have five years or more experience in carrying out prescribed burns?
(8) What is the policy of the Department of CALM, in terms of stated maximum tonnages of fuel per hectare, that are allowed to accumulate on land under the control of the Department in its three south west regions, before being reduced by prescribed burning in -
(a) Karri forest;
(b) Jarrah forest; and
(c) Wandoo forest?
(9) What is the policy of the Department of CALM for the length of time regrowth stands of -
(a) Jarrah; and
(b) Karri?
will be with-held from prescribed burning following the year of regeneration?
(10) How many of the following does CALM have allocated permanently to bushfire research -
(a) Research scientists; and
(b) Technical officers?
(2) What area of land under the control of the Department of CALM, recorded for each of its three south-west regions -
(a) was subject to departmental prescribed burning, recorded for each of the last 5 seasons 2001/2002 to 2005/2006 inclusive; and
(b) is currently excluded from the prescribed burning program?
(3) What area of land under the control of the Department of CALM, recorded for each of its three south-west regions is planned for departmental prescribed burning, recorded for each of the next 5 seasons 2006/2007 to 2010/2011 inclusive?
(4) What area of land under the control of CALM, recorded for each of its three south-west regions, was burnt by unplanned bushfires each year over the last 5 years?
(5) What separate costs were incurred by the Department of CALM, recorded each year over the last 5 years (2001/2002 to 2005/2006 inclusive) on land under the control of the Department of CALM in each of its three south west regions on -
(a) prescribed burning; and
(b) suppression of unplanned bushfires?
(6) What are the total numbers of permanent staff employed by the Department of CALM, recorded for each of its three south west regions, and not counting staff in specialist roles such as research and inventory, subdivided into -
(a) Salaried officers;
(b) Permanent wages employees;
(c) Contractors; and
(d) What numbers in each category are routinely available for -
(i) Prescribed Burning; and
(ii) Suppression of bushfires?
(7) How many of each of the people in (6), listed separately by category of -
(a) Staff;
(b) Permanent wages employees; and
(c) Contractors
have five years or more experience in carrying out prescribed burns?
(8) What is the policy of the Department of CALM, in terms of stated maximum tonnages of fuel per hectare, that are allowed to accumulate on land under the control of the Department in its three south west regions, before being reduced by prescribed burning in -
(a) Karri forest;
(b) Jarrah forest; and
(c) Wandoo forest?
(9) What is the policy of the Department of CALM for the length of time regrowth stands of -
(a) Jarrah; and
(b) Karri?
will be with-held from prescribed burning following the year of regeneration?
(10) How many of the following does CALM have allocated permanently to bushfire research -
(a) Research scientists; and
(b) Technical officers?
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13 June 2006
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Minister for the Environment
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(b) is currently excluded from the prescribed burning program?
(b) suppression of unplanned bushfires?
(b) Permanent wages employees; (c) Contractors; and (d) What numbers in each category are routinely available for - (i) Prescribed Burning; and (ii) Suppression of bushfires?
(c) Contractors; and (d) What numbers in each category are routinely available for - (i) Prescribed Burning; and (ii) Suppression of bushfires?
(d) What numbers in each category are routinely available for - (i) Prescribed Burning; and (ii) Suppression of bushfires?
(ii) Suppression of bushfires?
(b) Permanent wages employees; and (c) Contractors have five years or more experience in carrying out prescribed burns?
(c) Contractors have five years or more experience in carrying out prescribed burns?
have five years or more experience in carrying out prescribed burns?
(b) Jarrah forest; and (c) Wandoo forest?
(c) Wandoo forest?
(b) Karri? will be with-held from prescribed burning following the year of regeneration?
will be with-held from prescribed burning following the year of regeneration?
(b) Technical officers?
(1) The total area is 2,504,000 hectares comprising: Swan Region 789,000 hectares South West Region 791,000 hectares Warren Region 924,000 hectares (2) (a) The area of prescribed burning achieved was: Swan Region 2001/2002 30,000 hectares 2002/2003 41,000 hectares 2003/2004 38,000 hectares 2004/2005 79,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 56,000 hectares South West Region 2001/2002 25,000 hectares 2002/2003 38,000 hectares 2003/2004 57,000 hectares 2004/2005 69,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 46,000 hectares Warren Region 2001/2002 20,000 hectares 2002/2003 66,000 hectares 2003/2004 97,000 hectares 2004/2005 65,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 50,000 hectares (b) The area excluded from prescribed burning is: Swan Region 110,000 hectares South West Region 120,000 hectares Warren Region 140,000 hectares (3) The indicative 3 year Prescribed Burning Plan prepared in spring 2005 contains the following areas: 2006 Autumn 2006 Spring 2007 Autumn 2007 Spring 2008 Autumn Swan Region 38,000 85,000 21,000 73,000 19,000 South West Region 23,000 87,000 35,000 89,000 29,000 Warren Region 72,000 69,000 37,000 62,000 30,000 Total 133,000 241,000 93,000 224,000 78,000 The Master Burn Plan will be reviewed in June 2006 and the next Indicative 3 Year Plan will contain proposed burn areas for 2008 Spring and 2009 Autumn. (4) The area of unplanned wildfires attended by CALM in the south-west was: Swan Region South West Region Warren Region 2001/2002 9,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 8,000 hectares 2002/2003 44,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 94,000 hectares 2003/2004 5,000 hectares 11,000 hectares 6,000 hectares 2004/2005 39,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 10,000 hectares 2005/2006 as at 12 May 2006 14,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 3,000 hectares (5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
Swan Region 789,000 hectares South West Region 791,000 hectares Warren Region 924,000 hectares (2) (a) The area of prescribed burning achieved was: Swan Region 2001/2002 30,000 hectares 2002/2003 41,000 hectares 2003/2004 38,000 hectares 2004/2005 79,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 56,000 hectares South West Region 2001/2002 25,000 hectares 2002/2003 38,000 hectares 2003/2004 57,000 hectares 2004/2005 69,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 46,000 hectares Warren Region 2001/2002 20,000 hectares 2002/2003 66,000 hectares 2003/2004 97,000 hectares 2004/2005 65,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 50,000 hectares (b) The area excluded from prescribed burning is: Swan Region 110,000 hectares South West Region 120,000 hectares Warren Region 140,000 hectares (3) The indicative 3 year Prescribed Burning Plan prepared in spring 2005 contains the following areas: 2006 Autumn 2006 Spring 2007 Autumn 2007 Spring 2008 Autumn Swan Region 38,000 85,000 21,000 73,000 19,000 South West Region 23,000 87,000 35,000 89,000 29,000 Warren Region 72,000 69,000 37,000 62,000 30,000 Total 133,000 241,000 93,000 224,000 78,000 The Master Burn Plan will be reviewed in June 2006 and the next Indicative 3 Year Plan will contain proposed burn areas for 2008 Spring and 2009 Autumn. (4) The area of unplanned wildfires attended by CALM in the south-west was: Swan Region South West Region Warren Region 2001/2002 9,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 8,000 hectares 2002/2003 44,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 94,000 hectares 2003/2004 5,000 hectares 11,000 hectares 6,000 hectares 2004/2005 39,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 10,000 hectares 2005/2006 as at 12 May 2006 14,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 3,000 hectares (5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(2) (a) The area of prescribed burning achieved was: Swan Region 2001/2002 30,000 hectares 2002/2003 41,000 hectares 2003/2004 38,000 hectares 2004/2005 79,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 56,000 hectares South West Region 2001/2002 25,000 hectares 2002/2003 38,000 hectares 2003/2004 57,000 hectares 2004/2005 69,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 46,000 hectares Warren Region 2001/2002 20,000 hectares 2002/2003 66,000 hectares 2003/2004 97,000 hectares 2004/2005 65,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 50,000 hectares (b) The area excluded from prescribed burning is: Swan Region 110,000 hectares South West Region 120,000 hectares Warren Region 140,000 hectares (3) The indicative 3 year Prescribed Burning Plan prepared in spring 2005 contains the following areas: 2006 Autumn 2006 Spring 2007 Autumn 2007 Spring 2008 Autumn Swan Region 38,000 85,000 21,000 73,000 19,000 South West Region 23,000 87,000 35,000 89,000 29,000 Warren Region 72,000 69,000 37,000 62,000 30,000 Total 133,000 241,000 93,000 224,000 78,000 The Master Burn Plan will be reviewed in June 2006 and the next Indicative 3 Year Plan will contain proposed burn areas for 2008 Spring and 2009 Autumn. (4) The area of unplanned wildfires attended by CALM in the south-west was: Swan Region South West Region Warren Region 2001/2002 9,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 8,000 hectares 2002/2003 44,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 94,000 hectares 2003/2004 5,000 hectares 11,000 hectares 6,000 hectares 2004/2005 39,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 10,000 hectares 2005/2006 as at 12 May 2006 14,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 3,000 hectares (5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
Swan Region 2001/2002 30,000 hectares 2002/2003 41,000 hectares 2003/2004 38,000 hectares 2004/2005 79,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 56,000 hectares South West Region 2001/2002 25,000 hectares 2002/2003 38,000 hectares 2003/2004 57,000 hectares 2004/2005 69,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 46,000 hectares Warren Region 2001/2002 20,000 hectares 2002/2003 66,000 hectares 2003/2004 97,000 hectares 2004/2005 65,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 50,000 hectares (b) The area excluded from prescribed burning is: Swan Region 110,000 hectares South West Region 120,000 hectares Warren Region 140,000 hectares (3) The indicative 3 year Prescribed Burning Plan prepared in spring 2005 contains the following areas: 2006 Autumn 2006 Spring 2007 Autumn 2007 Spring 2008 Autumn Swan Region 38,000 85,000 21,000 73,000 19,000 South West Region 23,000 87,000 35,000 89,000 29,000 Warren Region 72,000 69,000 37,000 62,000 30,000 Total 133,000 241,000 93,000 224,000 78,000 The Master Burn Plan will be reviewed in June 2006 and the next Indicative 3 Year Plan will contain proposed burn areas for 2008 Spring and 2009 Autumn. (4) The area of unplanned wildfires attended by CALM in the south-west was: Swan Region South West Region Warren Region 2001/2002 9,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 8,000 hectares 2002/2003 44,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 94,000 hectares 2003/2004 5,000 hectares 11,000 hectares 6,000 hectares 2004/2005 39,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 10,000 hectares 2005/2006 as at 12 May 2006 14,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 3,000 hectares (5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
South West Region 2001/2002 25,000 hectares 2002/2003 38,000 hectares 2003/2004 57,000 hectares 2004/2005 69,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 46,000 hectares Warren Region 2001/2002 20,000 hectares 2002/2003 66,000 hectares 2003/2004 97,000 hectares 2004/2005 65,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 50,000 hectares (b) The area excluded from prescribed burning is: Swan Region 110,000 hectares South West Region 120,000 hectares Warren Region 140,000 hectares (3) The indicative 3 year Prescribed Burning Plan prepared in spring 2005 contains the following areas: 2006 Autumn 2006 Spring 2007 Autumn 2007 Spring 2008 Autumn Swan Region 38,000 85,000 21,000 73,000 19,000 South West Region 23,000 87,000 35,000 89,000 29,000 Warren Region 72,000 69,000 37,000 62,000 30,000 Total 133,000 241,000 93,000 224,000 78,000 The Master Burn Plan will be reviewed in June 2006 and the next Indicative 3 Year Plan will contain proposed burn areas for 2008 Spring and 2009 Autumn. (4) The area of unplanned wildfires attended by CALM in the south-west was: Swan Region South West Region Warren Region 2001/2002 9,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 8,000 hectares 2002/2003 44,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 94,000 hectares 2003/2004 5,000 hectares 11,000 hectares 6,000 hectares 2004/2005 39,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 10,000 hectares 2005/2006 as at 12 May 2006 14,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 3,000 hectares (5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
Warren Region 2001/2002 20,000 hectares 2002/2003 66,000 hectares 2003/2004 97,000 hectares 2004/2005 65,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 50,000 hectares (b) The area excluded from prescribed burning is: Swan Region 110,000 hectares South West Region 120,000 hectares Warren Region 140,000 hectares (3) The indicative 3 year Prescribed Burning Plan prepared in spring 2005 contains the following areas: 2006 Autumn 2006 Spring 2007 Autumn 2007 Spring 2008 Autumn Swan Region 38,000 85,000 21,000 73,000 19,000 South West Region 23,000 87,000 35,000 89,000 29,000 Warren Region 72,000 69,000 37,000 62,000 30,000 Total 133,000 241,000 93,000 224,000 78,000 The Master Burn Plan will be reviewed in June 2006 and the next Indicative 3 Year Plan will contain proposed burn areas for 2008 Spring and 2009 Autumn. (4) The area of unplanned wildfires attended by CALM in the south-west was: Swan Region South West Region Warren Region 2001/2002 9,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 8,000 hectares 2002/2003 44,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 94,000 hectares 2003/2004 5,000 hectares 11,000 hectares 6,000 hectares 2004/2005 39,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 10,000 hectares 2005/2006 as at 12 May 2006 14,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 3,000 hectares (5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(3) The indicative 3 year Prescribed Burning Plan prepared in spring 2005 contains the following areas: 2006 Autumn 2006 Spring 2007 Autumn 2007 Spring 2008 Autumn Swan Region 38,000 85,000 21,000 73,000 19,000 South West Region 23,000 87,000 35,000 89,000 29,000 Warren Region 72,000 69,000 37,000 62,000 30,000 Total 133,000 241,000 93,000 224,000 78,000 The Master Burn Plan will be reviewed in June 2006 and the next Indicative 3 Year Plan will contain proposed burn areas for 2008 Spring and 2009 Autumn. (4) The area of unplanned wildfires attended by CALM in the south-west was: Swan Region South West Region Warren Region 2001/2002 9,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 8,000 hectares 2002/2003 44,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 94,000 hectares 2003/2004 5,000 hectares 11,000 hectares 6,000 hectares 2004/2005 39,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 10,000 hectares 2005/2006 as at 12 May 2006 14,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 3,000 hectares (5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
2006 Autumn 2006 Spring 2007 Autumn 2007 Spring 2008 Autumn Swan Region 38,000 85,000 21,000 73,000 19,000 South West Region 23,000 87,000 35,000 89,000 29,000 Warren Region 72,000 69,000 37,000 62,000 30,000 Total 133,000 241,000 93,000 224,000 78,000 The Master Burn Plan will be reviewed in June 2006 and the next Indicative 3 Year Plan will contain proposed burn areas for 2008 Spring and 2009 Autumn. (4) The area of unplanned wildfires attended by CALM in the south-west was: Swan Region South West Region Warren Region 2001/2002 9,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 8,000 hectares 2002/2003 44,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 94,000 hectares 2003/2004 5,000 hectares 11,000 hectares 6,000 hectares 2004/2005 39,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 10,000 hectares 2005/2006 as at 12 May 2006 14,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 3,000 hectares (5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
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The Master Burn Plan will be reviewed in June 2006 and the next Indicative 3 Year Plan will contain proposed burn areas for 2008 Spring and 2009 Autumn. (4) The area of unplanned wildfires attended by CALM in the south-west was: Swan Region South West Region Warren Region 2001/2002 9,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 8,000 hectares 2002/2003 44,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 94,000 hectares 2003/2004 5,000 hectares 11,000 hectares 6,000 hectares 2004/2005 39,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 10,000 hectares 2005/2006 as at 12 May 2006 14,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 3,000 hectares (5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(4) The area of unplanned wildfires attended by CALM in the south-west was: Swan Region South West Region Warren Region 2001/2002 9,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 8,000 hectares 2002/2003 44,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 94,000 hectares 2003/2004 5,000 hectares 11,000 hectares 6,000 hectares 2004/2005 39,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 10,000 hectares 2005/2006 as at 12 May 2006 14,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 3,000 hectares (5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
Swan Region South West Region Warren Region 2001/2002 9,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 8,000 hectares 2002/2003 44,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 94,000 hectares 2003/2004 5,000 hectares 11,000 hectares 6,000 hectares 2004/2005 39,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 10,000 hectares 2005/2006 as at 12 May 2006 14,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 3,000 hectares (5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(b) suppression of unplanned bushfires?
(b) Permanent wages employees; (c) Contractors; and (d) What numbers in each category are routinely available for - (i) Prescribed Burning; and (ii) Suppression of bushfires?
(c) Contractors; and (d) What numbers in each category are routinely available for - (i) Prescribed Burning; and (ii) Suppression of bushfires?
(d) What numbers in each category are routinely available for - (i) Prescribed Burning; and (ii) Suppression of bushfires?
(ii) Suppression of bushfires?
(b) Permanent wages employees; and (c) Contractors have five years or more experience in carrying out prescribed burns?
(c) Contractors have five years or more experience in carrying out prescribed burns?
have five years or more experience in carrying out prescribed burns?
(b) Jarrah forest; and (c) Wandoo forest?
(c) Wandoo forest?
(b) Karri? will be with-held from prescribed burning following the year of regeneration?
will be with-held from prescribed burning following the year of regeneration?
(b) Technical officers?
(1) The total area is 2,504,000 hectares comprising: Swan Region 789,000 hectares South West Region 791,000 hectares Warren Region 924,000 hectares (2) (a) The area of prescribed burning achieved was: Swan Region 2001/2002 30,000 hectares 2002/2003 41,000 hectares 2003/2004 38,000 hectares 2004/2005 79,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 56,000 hectares South West Region 2001/2002 25,000 hectares 2002/2003 38,000 hectares 2003/2004 57,000 hectares 2004/2005 69,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 46,000 hectares Warren Region 2001/2002 20,000 hectares 2002/2003 66,000 hectares 2003/2004 97,000 hectares 2004/2005 65,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 50,000 hectares (b) The area excluded from prescribed burning is: Swan Region 110,000 hectares South West Region 120,000 hectares Warren Region 140,000 hectares (3) The indicative 3 year Prescribed Burning Plan prepared in spring 2005 contains the following areas: 2006 Autumn 2006 Spring 2007 Autumn 2007 Spring 2008 Autumn Swan Region 38,000 85,000 21,000 73,000 19,000 South West Region 23,000 87,000 35,000 89,000 29,000 Warren Region 72,000 69,000 37,000 62,000 30,000 Total 133,000 241,000 93,000 224,000 78,000 The Master Burn Plan will be reviewed in June 2006 and the next Indicative 3 Year Plan will contain proposed burn areas for 2008 Spring and 2009 Autumn. (4) The area of unplanned wildfires attended by CALM in the south-west was: Swan Region South West Region Warren Region 2001/2002 9,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 8,000 hectares 2002/2003 44,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 94,000 hectares 2003/2004 5,000 hectares 11,000 hectares 6,000 hectares 2004/2005 39,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 10,000 hectares 2005/2006 as at 12 May 2006 14,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 3,000 hectares (5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
Swan Region 789,000 hectares South West Region 791,000 hectares Warren Region 924,000 hectares (2) (a) The area of prescribed burning achieved was: Swan Region 2001/2002 30,000 hectares 2002/2003 41,000 hectares 2003/2004 38,000 hectares 2004/2005 79,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 56,000 hectares South West Region 2001/2002 25,000 hectares 2002/2003 38,000 hectares 2003/2004 57,000 hectares 2004/2005 69,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 46,000 hectares Warren Region 2001/2002 20,000 hectares 2002/2003 66,000 hectares 2003/2004 97,000 hectares 2004/2005 65,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 50,000 hectares (b) The area excluded from prescribed burning is: Swan Region 110,000 hectares South West Region 120,000 hectares Warren Region 140,000 hectares (3) The indicative 3 year Prescribed Burning Plan prepared in spring 2005 contains the following areas: 2006 Autumn 2006 Spring 2007 Autumn 2007 Spring 2008 Autumn Swan Region 38,000 85,000 21,000 73,000 19,000 South West Region 23,000 87,000 35,000 89,000 29,000 Warren Region 72,000 69,000 37,000 62,000 30,000 Total 133,000 241,000 93,000 224,000 78,000 The Master Burn Plan will be reviewed in June 2006 and the next Indicative 3 Year Plan will contain proposed burn areas for 2008 Spring and 2009 Autumn. (4) The area of unplanned wildfires attended by CALM in the south-west was: Swan Region South West Region Warren Region 2001/2002 9,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 8,000 hectares 2002/2003 44,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 94,000 hectares 2003/2004 5,000 hectares 11,000 hectares 6,000 hectares 2004/2005 39,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 10,000 hectares 2005/2006 as at 12 May 2006 14,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 3,000 hectares (5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(2) (a) The area of prescribed burning achieved was: Swan Region 2001/2002 30,000 hectares 2002/2003 41,000 hectares 2003/2004 38,000 hectares 2004/2005 79,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 56,000 hectares South West Region 2001/2002 25,000 hectares 2002/2003 38,000 hectares 2003/2004 57,000 hectares 2004/2005 69,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 46,000 hectares Warren Region 2001/2002 20,000 hectares 2002/2003 66,000 hectares 2003/2004 97,000 hectares 2004/2005 65,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 50,000 hectares (b) The area excluded from prescribed burning is: Swan Region 110,000 hectares South West Region 120,000 hectares Warren Region 140,000 hectares (3) The indicative 3 year Prescribed Burning Plan prepared in spring 2005 contains the following areas: 2006 Autumn 2006 Spring 2007 Autumn 2007 Spring 2008 Autumn Swan Region 38,000 85,000 21,000 73,000 19,000 South West Region 23,000 87,000 35,000 89,000 29,000 Warren Region 72,000 69,000 37,000 62,000 30,000 Total 133,000 241,000 93,000 224,000 78,000 The Master Burn Plan will be reviewed in June 2006 and the next Indicative 3 Year Plan will contain proposed burn areas for 2008 Spring and 2009 Autumn. (4) The area of unplanned wildfires attended by CALM in the south-west was: Swan Region South West Region Warren Region 2001/2002 9,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 8,000 hectares 2002/2003 44,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 94,000 hectares 2003/2004 5,000 hectares 11,000 hectares 6,000 hectares 2004/2005 39,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 10,000 hectares 2005/2006 as at 12 May 2006 14,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 3,000 hectares (5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
Swan Region 2001/2002 30,000 hectares 2002/2003 41,000 hectares 2003/2004 38,000 hectares 2004/2005 79,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 56,000 hectares South West Region 2001/2002 25,000 hectares 2002/2003 38,000 hectares 2003/2004 57,000 hectares 2004/2005 69,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 46,000 hectares Warren Region 2001/2002 20,000 hectares 2002/2003 66,000 hectares 2003/2004 97,000 hectares 2004/2005 65,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 50,000 hectares (b) The area excluded from prescribed burning is: Swan Region 110,000 hectares South West Region 120,000 hectares Warren Region 140,000 hectares (3) The indicative 3 year Prescribed Burning Plan prepared in spring 2005 contains the following areas: 2006 Autumn 2006 Spring 2007 Autumn 2007 Spring 2008 Autumn Swan Region 38,000 85,000 21,000 73,000 19,000 South West Region 23,000 87,000 35,000 89,000 29,000 Warren Region 72,000 69,000 37,000 62,000 30,000 Total 133,000 241,000 93,000 224,000 78,000 The Master Burn Plan will be reviewed in June 2006 and the next Indicative 3 Year Plan will contain proposed burn areas for 2008 Spring and 2009 Autumn. (4) The area of unplanned wildfires attended by CALM in the south-west was: Swan Region South West Region Warren Region 2001/2002 9,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 8,000 hectares 2002/2003 44,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 94,000 hectares 2003/2004 5,000 hectares 11,000 hectares 6,000 hectares 2004/2005 39,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 10,000 hectares 2005/2006 as at 12 May 2006 14,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 3,000 hectares (5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
South West Region 2001/2002 25,000 hectares 2002/2003 38,000 hectares 2003/2004 57,000 hectares 2004/2005 69,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 46,000 hectares Warren Region 2001/2002 20,000 hectares 2002/2003 66,000 hectares 2003/2004 97,000 hectares 2004/2005 65,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 50,000 hectares (b) The area excluded from prescribed burning is: Swan Region 110,000 hectares South West Region 120,000 hectares Warren Region 140,000 hectares (3) The indicative 3 year Prescribed Burning Plan prepared in spring 2005 contains the following areas: 2006 Autumn 2006 Spring 2007 Autumn 2007 Spring 2008 Autumn Swan Region 38,000 85,000 21,000 73,000 19,000 South West Region 23,000 87,000 35,000 89,000 29,000 Warren Region 72,000 69,000 37,000 62,000 30,000 Total 133,000 241,000 93,000 224,000 78,000 The Master Burn Plan will be reviewed in June 2006 and the next Indicative 3 Year Plan will contain proposed burn areas for 2008 Spring and 2009 Autumn. (4) The area of unplanned wildfires attended by CALM in the south-west was: Swan Region South West Region Warren Region 2001/2002 9,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 8,000 hectares 2002/2003 44,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 94,000 hectares 2003/2004 5,000 hectares 11,000 hectares 6,000 hectares 2004/2005 39,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 10,000 hectares 2005/2006 as at 12 May 2006 14,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 3,000 hectares (5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
Warren Region 2001/2002 20,000 hectares 2002/2003 66,000 hectares 2003/2004 97,000 hectares 2004/2005 65,000 hectares 2005/2006 to 12 May 2006 50,000 hectares (b) The area excluded from prescribed burning is: Swan Region 110,000 hectares South West Region 120,000 hectares Warren Region 140,000 hectares (3) The indicative 3 year Prescribed Burning Plan prepared in spring 2005 contains the following areas: 2006 Autumn 2006 Spring 2007 Autumn 2007 Spring 2008 Autumn Swan Region 38,000 85,000 21,000 73,000 19,000 South West Region 23,000 87,000 35,000 89,000 29,000 Warren Region 72,000 69,000 37,000 62,000 30,000 Total 133,000 241,000 93,000 224,000 78,000 The Master Burn Plan will be reviewed in June 2006 and the next Indicative 3 Year Plan will contain proposed burn areas for 2008 Spring and 2009 Autumn. (4) The area of unplanned wildfires attended by CALM in the south-west was: Swan Region South West Region Warren Region 2001/2002 9,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 8,000 hectares 2002/2003 44,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 94,000 hectares 2003/2004 5,000 hectares 11,000 hectares 6,000 hectares 2004/2005 39,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 10,000 hectares 2005/2006 as at 12 May 2006 14,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 3,000 hectares (5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(3) The indicative 3 year Prescribed Burning Plan prepared in spring 2005 contains the following areas: 2006 Autumn 2006 Spring 2007 Autumn 2007 Spring 2008 Autumn Swan Region 38,000 85,000 21,000 73,000 19,000 South West Region 23,000 87,000 35,000 89,000 29,000 Warren Region 72,000 69,000 37,000 62,000 30,000 Total 133,000 241,000 93,000 224,000 78,000 The Master Burn Plan will be reviewed in June 2006 and the next Indicative 3 Year Plan will contain proposed burn areas for 2008 Spring and 2009 Autumn. (4) The area of unplanned wildfires attended by CALM in the south-west was: Swan Region South West Region Warren Region 2001/2002 9,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 8,000 hectares 2002/2003 44,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 94,000 hectares 2003/2004 5,000 hectares 11,000 hectares 6,000 hectares 2004/2005 39,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 10,000 hectares 2005/2006 as at 12 May 2006 14,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 3,000 hectares (5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
2006 Autumn 2006 Spring 2007 Autumn 2007 Spring 2008 Autumn Swan Region 38,000 85,000 21,000 73,000 19,000 South West Region 23,000 87,000 35,000 89,000 29,000 Warren Region 72,000 69,000 37,000 62,000 30,000 Total 133,000 241,000 93,000 224,000 78,000 The Master Burn Plan will be reviewed in June 2006 and the next Indicative 3 Year Plan will contain proposed burn areas for 2008 Spring and 2009 Autumn. (4) The area of unplanned wildfires attended by CALM in the south-west was: Swan Region South West Region Warren Region 2001/2002 9,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 8,000 hectares 2002/2003 44,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 94,000 hectares 2003/2004 5,000 hectares 11,000 hectares 6,000 hectares 2004/2005 39,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 10,000 hectares 2005/2006 as at 12 May 2006 14,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 3,000 hectares (5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
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The Master Burn Plan will be reviewed in June 2006 and the next Indicative 3 Year Plan will contain proposed burn areas for 2008 Spring and 2009 Autumn. (4) The area of unplanned wildfires attended by CALM in the south-west was: Swan Region South West Region Warren Region 2001/2002 9,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 8,000 hectares 2002/2003 44,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 94,000 hectares 2003/2004 5,000 hectares 11,000 hectares 6,000 hectares 2004/2005 39,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 10,000 hectares 2005/2006 as at 12 May 2006 14,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 3,000 hectares (5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(4) The area of unplanned wildfires attended by CALM in the south-west was: Swan Region South West Region Warren Region 2001/2002 9,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 8,000 hectares 2002/2003 44,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 94,000 hectares 2003/2004 5,000 hectares 11,000 hectares 6,000 hectares 2004/2005 39,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 10,000 hectares 2005/2006 as at 12 May 2006 14,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 3,000 hectares (5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
Swan Region South West Region Warren Region 2001/2002 9,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 8,000 hectares 2002/2003 44,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 94,000 hectares 2003/2004 5,000 hectares 11,000 hectares 6,000 hectares 2004/2005 39,000 hectares 1,000 hectares 10,000 hectares 2005/2006 as at 12 May 2006 14,000 hectares 2,000 hectares 3,000 hectares (5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(5a) Prescribed Burning Costs ($): 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as at 30 April 2006 Swan Region 570,493 397,000 659,000 966,000 901,000 South West Region 513,437 711,00 1,309,000 1,475,000 1,395,000 Warren Region 839,170 1,337,000 2,541,000 1,782,000 2,109,000 Total 1,923,100 2,445,000 4,509,000 4,223,000 4,405,000 (5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(5b) Wildfire Suppression Costs ($) 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 as 30 April 2006 Swan Region 2,058,913 3,271,000 2,163,000 5,141,000 2,611,000 South West Region 1,600,503 2,259,000 2,249,000 3,190,000 2,375,000 Warren Region 862,988 2,821,000 936,000 2,033,000 1,300,000 Total 4,522,404 8,351,000 5,348,000 10,364,000 6,286,000 (6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(6) (a) Swan Region 100 FTE; South West Region 68 FTE; Warren Region 55 FTE. (b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(b) Swan Region 79; South West Region 80; Warren Region 73. (Full-time and permanent part-time wages staff only. Additional seasonal wages staff are employed each fire season.) (c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(c) Nil. (d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(d) (i) and (ii) Nearly all CALM staff in Regional Services Division and regionally based specialist branches are routinely available for prescribed burning operations, if required. Nearly all CALM staff are routinely available for wildfire incidents, if required. A total of 670 CALM staff including, for example, staff from the Marine Conservation Branch, and 63 staff from the Forest Products Commission participated in the Incident Management Teams for the Perth Hills fire in January 2005. (7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(7) These data are not readily available in the Department's staff record system. The resources and time required to extract the data would be excessive. (8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(8) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not contain any reference to maximum fuel accumulation before prescribed burning is undertaken. The policy advocates a variety of fire regimes incorporating different frequency, intensity, season and scale. (9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(9) The Department's Fire Management Policy does not specify a length of time required from the time of regeneration to initial prescribed burning. This period will vary according to forest site quality, condition and silvicultural treatment of the regrowth, understorey composition and other factors. (10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(10) (a) 3 (b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
(b) 2 A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
A significant number of other Departmental Science Division staff contribute to fire-related research, and staff in other Divisions, such as Regional and District Ecologists, carry out operational and applied research related to fire behaviour and fire ecology.
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