Department of Parks and Wildlife (Western Australia)

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Department of Parks and Wildlife
File:Shoulder badge DPaW Generic Western Australia Shirt X-2014.JPG
Generic (Western Australia) shoulder patch for Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife staff uniform, 2014
Agency overview
Formed 1 July 2013
Preceding agency
Jurisdiction Government of Western Australia
Agency executive
  • Mr Jim Sharp, Director General
Website dpaw.wa.gov.au

The Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW) is a department of the Government of Western Australia that is responsible for implementing the state's conservation and environment legislation and regulations.

The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) was separated on 30 June 2013 forming the Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW) and the Department of Environment Regulation (DER) which both commenced operations on 1 July 2013.[1]

DPaW focuses on nature conservation and the community’s enjoyment and appreciation of Western Australia’s world-class network of national and marine parks.

DER focuses on environmental regulation, approvals and appeals processes, and pollution prevention.

Status (at 30 June 2015):[2]

The Department of Parks and Wildlife has management responsibilities in:

At 30 June 2015, the total area under Parks and Wildlife’s care was 28,544,745 ha. The land area managed by the Department is about 10.3 per cent of the land area of Western Australia.

The lands and waters managed by the Department received in 2014-15 18.6 million visits a year, with visitor satisfaction at a high level of 89%.

10,910 people are registered volunteers with the Department that help in a range of projects across the State with 610,000 hours contributed.[3]

Parks and Wildlife is responsible for the wildlife conservation project Western Shield[4] which is pest animal control (4 million hectares of conservation reserves and State forests baited for feral animal control) as well as weed control on more than 89 million hectares of unallocated Crown land and unmanaged reserves.[5]

There are a number of internationally recognised biodiversity hotspots within Western Australia and in particular in the South West of the State.[6]

Parks and Wildlife also manages two of the world’s greatest long distance trails: the 1,000 km Bibbulmun Track[7] for walkers, and the 1,000 km Munda Biddi Trail[8] for cyclists.

An important duty of the Department (with the help of the Forest Products Commission crews) is to be responsible for bushfire prevention and suppression on its lands as well as fire prevention in unallocated Crown land and unmanaged reserves by:[9]

  • managing fuel loads through prescribed burning and other means,
    File:KAL 010 Octopus Bore track buffer 7 Lorna Glen V-2015.jpg
    WA Parks and Wildlife fire crew lighting a prescribed burn (echelon lighting) at Octopus Bore track buffer, Lorna Glen former pastoral lease, now joint managed with traditional owners, May 2015.
  • responding to bushfires and
    File:DON028 Topanup bushfire 1 III-2015.jpg
    Western Australia Parks and Wildlife Fire Fighters mopping up the fireline with the help of a Gang Truck fire appliance (GT3 - Donnelly 36) after a machinery constructed track was opened on a bushfire on Topanup Block, Tone State Forest, March 2015.
  • undertaking research into fire behaviour and effects.

Some of the most severe West Australian bushfires that the Department had to suppress, in chronological order, have included:

Fire Location Area burned
(1 ha ≈ 2.5 acres)		 Date Human fatalities Livestock death/Properties damaged
2014 Parkerville bushfire Western Australia 386 ha 12 January 2014 0 56 homes.
2015 O'Sullivan bushfire (Northcliffe - Windy Harbour) Western Australia 98,923 ha 29 January – 20 February 2015 0 1 home and 1 inhabited shed, 5 farm sheds and thousands of production forests (karri and jarrah) or national parks.
2015 Lower Hotham bushfire (Boddington) Western Australia 52,373 ha January 2015 0 1 house, 1 farm shed, 1 bridge and thousands of production forest (jarrah) or national parks.
2015 Esperance bushfires Western Australia more than 200,000 ha[10] October – November 2015 4[11] About 10 houses and public buildings (Scaddan), 5 Nature Reserves et most area of Cape Arid national park.
Perth Hills bushfire complex - Solus Group Western Australia 10,016 ha 15 to 24 November 2015 0 Jarrah production forest and Conservation Park.
2016 Murray Road bushfire (Waroona et Harvey) Western Australia 69,000 ha January 2016 2 About 160 habitations (Yarloop) and thousands of production forest (jarrah)

Preceding agencies

Earlier forms of Nature conservation in Western Australia were under:[12]

See also

Vehicles

The Department maintains and coordinates a range of specialist equipment and emergency response vehicles. This includes pumpers and tankers and other equipment relating to operations involving search and rescue and firefighting.

  • Izusu 550 4WD Gang Truck GT2 Donnelly 37 DPaW Dwellingup X-2014.jpg

    Gang Truck fire appliance Izusu 550 (GT2 - Donnelly 37) at Dwellingup in October 2014.

  • DPaW Heavy Duty fire appliance 2015.jpg

    Heavy Duty fire appliance Izusu 550 (HD122 - Blackwood) at Pemberton depot in March 2015.

  • Toyota Hilux 4WD LU 1 DPaW Dwellingup X-2014.JPG

    Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife Light Patrol (fast attack) Toyota Hilux 3.0 D4D SR at Dwellingup depot in October 2014.

  • Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 4WD DPaW Perth Hills X-2014.JPG

    WA Department of Parks and Wildlife 4WD vehicle (used by a Sector Commander) Toyota Land Cruiser, Perth Hills, October 2014.

  • Pantech 2 Communication Vehicle DPaW Pemberton II-2015.JPG

    Pantech Communication Vehicle at Pemberton depot during DON019 O'Sullivan bushfire in February 2015.

  • Toyota Landcruiser V8D4D Turbo Work Mate 4WD LU DPaW Nambung NP X-2013.JPG

    WA DPaW National Park Ranger light patrol in Toyota Landcruiser V8D4D Turbo Work Mate at Nambung National Park in October 2013.

  • Komatsu WA320 Front End Loader P7 DPaW Dwellingup X-2014.JPG

    Western Australia DPaW Komatsu WA320 Front End Loader (Plant P7) in Perth Hills for a prescribed fire in October 2014.

  • Caterpillar D6 Dozer (Plant P2) Mount Solus bushfire PHS039 XI-2015.JPG

    WA Parks and Wildlife Caterpillar D6 Dozer (Plant P2) at Mount Solus group bushfire in November 2015.

  • Deere 670D Grader P28 DPaW Dwellingup X-2014.JPG

    WA Parks and Wildlife Deere 670D Grader (Plant P28) at Dwellingup depot in October 2014.

  • 12 Orleans Farm (Tagon) Airstrip XI-2014.JPG

    Parks and Wildlife's Fire Bomber Airtractor 802 being reloaded at Orleans Farm (Tagon) airstrip, close to Cape Arid National Park, Esperance, November 2014.

  • American Scout Champion Aircraft 8GCBC Spotter 642 DPaW Bunbury VIII-2015.jpg

    Parks and Wildlife American Scout Champion Aircraft 8GCBC (Spotter 642) at Bunbury airport, August 2015.

  • Sikorsky S-64 Aircrane Erickson Inc. Helicopter Manjimup II-2015.JPG

    Sikorsky S-64 Aircrane Erickson Inc. Helicopter during O'Sullivan bushfire, Manjimup airport, February 2015.

  • Sikorsky S-64 Aircrane Erickson Inc. Water bomber Mount Solus PHS039 XI-2015.JPG

    Sikorsky S-64 Aircrane Erickson Inc. Helicopter during Mount Solus group bushfire, Perth Hills, November 2015.

  • Bell 412EP Helitaks water bomber Mount Solus PHS039 XI-2015.JPG

    Bell 412EP Helitaks water bomber during Mount Solus group bushfire, Perth Hills, November 2015.

  • Izusu 300 4WD Tender DPaW Dwellingup X-2014.JPG

    WA DPaW Izusu 300 4WD Tender at Dwellingup depot, October 2014.

Uniforms and equipment

The Department of Parks and Wildlife has 3 types of uniforms:[14]

  • a standard khaki and bottle green uniform with appropriate badging is supplied to and worn by staff whose duties include the monitoring of legislative compliance (National Park and Marine Rangers, Conservation and Land Management Officers, Forest Officers, Wildlife Officers and Authorised CALM Officers under Bush Fire Act),
  • a work wear (khaki and bottle green only with generic badge) for those that work in the field and personal protective equipment or clothing (TecaSafe gold overshirt, TecaSafe dark green trousers and vest, Kevlar helmet with goggles, gloves, belt and fire boots) for staff who are involved in fire management activities,
  • a corporate apparel worn by employees who are in regular contact with the public or members of other departments (sand, grey or white shirt, black trousers).
  • DPaW Badges 2013.jpg

    Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife shoulder's badges, 2013.[15]

  • Badges DPaW.jpg

    Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife shoulder's badges, 2015.

  • Chest logo DPaW Shirt V-2014.JPG

    Department of Parks and Wildlife's logo positioned above the left pocket on all corporate apparels, 2013.

  • Shoulder badge DPaW CALM Officer Shirt X-2014.JPG

    Conservation and Land Management Officer under CALM Act 1984 shoulder badge for uniform shirt, 2013.

  • Shoulder badge DPaW Ranger Shirt V-2014.JPG

    National Park Ranger under CALM Act 1984 shoulder badge for uniform shirt, 2013.

  • Shoulder badge DPaW Marine Parks Shirt V-2014 - Copy.JPG

    Marine Ranger and Officer shoulder badge for uniform shirt, 2013.

  • Shoulder badge DPaW Badge Autorised CALM Officer under Bushfire Act 1954.jpg

    Autorised CALM Officer under Bushfire Act 1954 shoulder badge for uniform shirt, 2015.

  • Approved DPAW logo fire suits-CB23059 I-2014.jpg

    Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife Fire Personal Protective Clothing chest badge, 2014.

  • Bush Fire Kevlar helmet Bush Ranger 9 V-2014.JPG

    Bush Fire Kevlar helmet Bush Ranger 9 (Pacific) used for bushfires and prescribed burns, Department of Parks and Wildlife, 2014.

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/about-us
  2. ↑ Department of Parks and Wildlife 2014–15 Annual Report, Department of Parks and Wildlife, 2015, ISSN 2203-9198 (Print), ISSN 2203-9201 (Online).
  3. ↑ http://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/get-involved/volunteering-opportunities
  4. ↑ http://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/management/pests-diseases/westernshield
  5. ↑ http://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/management/pests-diseases
  6. ↑ Australian Geographic, "Biodiversity hotspot in WA explained", Lydia Hales, 19 February 2014.
  7. ↑ https://www.bibbulmuntrack.org.au/
  8. ↑ http://www.mundabiddi.org.au/
  9. ↑ http://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/management/fire
  10. ↑ http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/esperance-bushfire-flares-up-again--and-more-lightning-could-be-on-the-way-20151121-gl4ho8.html
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ Information from the Aeon database at State Records Office of Western Australia
  13. ↑ Amalgamation of the Swan River Trust with the Department of Parks and Wildlife, Minister for Environment media release, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 11:24.
  14. ↑ Policy on corporate attire, DPaW, People Services Branch, November 2013.
  15. ↑ Department of Parks and Wildlife Branding guidelines, April 2014.

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