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Margaret River Bushfire inquiry

Report

Appreciating the Risk - Report of the Special Inquiry into the November 2011 Margaret River Bushfire was tabled in Parliament on 23 February 2012.

  • Appreciating the Risk - Report (without Annexures)
  • Appreciating the Risk - Report (with Annexures)

Annexures

  1. Terms of reference
  2. Appointment to carry out special inquiry
  3. Rating system for BS520 and BS255
  4. BS520 operations map
  5. DEC routine forecasts 17 to 24 November 2011
  6. Roles undertaken by DEC officers
  7. Public consultation maps for BS520 and BS255
  8. Daily weather observations from Witchcliffe
  9. Red flag burn notification for BS520
  10. Total fire boundary
  11. List of hearings

Page last updated 28 September 2012

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Documents

Inquiry - Margaret River Bushfire - Report - Appreciating the risk (without Annexures) | 5.01 MB
Inquiry - Margaret River Bushfire - Report - Appreciating the risk (with Annexures) | 8.05 MB
Inquiry - Margaret River Bushfire - Annexure 01 - Terms of reference | 90.67 KB
Inquiry - Margaret River Bushfire - Annexure 02 - Appointment to carry out special inquiry | 148.63 KB
Inquiry - Margaret River Bushfire - Annexure 03 - Rating system for BS520 and BS255 | 3.52 MB
Inquiry - Margaret River Bushfire - Annexure 04 - BS520 operations map | 1.27 MB
Inquiry - Margaret River Bushfire - Annexure 05 - DEC routine forecasts 17 to 24 November 2011 | 728.09 KB
Inquiry - Margaret River Bushfire - Annexure 06 - Roles undertaken by DEC officers | 87.46 KB
Inquiry - Margaret River Bushfire - Annexure 07 - Public consultation maps for BS520 and BS255 | 3.16 MB
Inquiry - Margaret River Bushfire - Annexure 08 - Daily weather observations from Witchcliffe | 195.43 KB
Inquiry - Margaret River Bushfire - Annexure 09 - Red flag burn notification for BS520 | 1.39 MB
Inquiry - Margaret River Bushfire - Annexure 10 - Total fire boundary | 1.15 MB
Inquiry - Margaret River Bushfire - Annexure 11 - List of hearings | 93.98 KB
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