BUSHFIRES – WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Farmer, backpackers dead in ‘unstoppable’ fire

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Original article by Paige Taylor, Andrew Burrell, Sonia Kolbacher
The Australian – Page: 4 : 19-Nov-15

Four people have died in a bushfire near Esperance in Western Australia, which has engulfed about 117,000 hectares of land in the farming region during the grain harvest. Farmer and voluntary firefighting co-ordinator Kym Curnow died in the firestorm, while the other three casualties are believed to be Germany backpackers. Department of Fire & Emergency Services commissioner Wayne Gregson has described the fire conditions as "catastrophic" and has warned that the region faces similar conditions in the near-term.

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

Crown land a ‘big fire risk’

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Original article by Katherine Fleming
The West Australian – Page: 3 : 12-Jan-15

Western Australia’s Association of Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades wants Crown land to be subject to the same laws regarding the mitigation of fire risks as privately-owned land. Association vice-president Dave Gossage notes that at present the penalties for private landowners do not apply to land that is managed by federal, state and local governments. Some 92 per cent of land in the state is Crown land

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ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTEER BUSH FIRE BRIGADES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF LANDS