The WA Government requested the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council Limited (AFAC) to undertake an independent operational review of the fire operations leading up to and during the Wooroloo bushfire of February 2021.
The Wooroloo Bushfire Review was publicly released on 29 March 2022 with various recommendations to enhance prevention, preparedness, response and recovery to bushfire in WA.
The WA Government directed the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) to lead the response to the 13 recommendations.
DFES established the Wooroloo Implementation Coordination Group (WICG) to oversee the Government’s response, and appointed project leads to manage responses to each of the recommendations.
An online resource - Update on the Government response to the Wooroloo Review - has been developed to provide all interested community members and stakeholders with progress reports for each recommendation.
The resource was released in March 2023, August 2023, and February 2024. The fourth and final version (January 2025) is now available below.
DFES has now completed the work required to respond to the Wooroloo Bushfire Review’s 13 recommendations, and all associated projects are now closed.
The Wooroloo Bushfire Review and updates on the Government response to the Wooroloo Review documents are available below.
Terms of Reference
The Terms of Reference can be found on page 4 of the Review.
