The sixth annual Emergency Preparedness Report has found the State can improve its resilience to emergencies if community members were better prepared.
The report, tabled in Western Australia’s Parliament today, found that although emergency management agencies were continuing to do their best, there was a lack of preparedness among members of the community.
The report heard from more than 125 local governments as well as State Government agencies or departments, utility providers, and private companies or organisations representing a 350 per cent increase in data collected compared to 2016.
The report, prepared for the State Emergency Management Committee by the Office of Emergency Management, also outlined the importance of mitigation for dealing with the virtually ever-present threat of bushfires throughout the State.
It concluded that not all mitigation incurred large expense and should be based around partnerships, co-operation and co-ordination with industry, businesses, the community and individuals alike.