Ferndale residents have been allowed to return to their homes after an emergency bushfire evacuation this morning.
Ferndale fire fades
Volunteer vanishing act
Emergency fire volunteer numbers are down. What does that mean for the fire season ahead?
A virtual response
Millions of dollars has been directed to virtual emergency tools designed to provide support for people struggling with their mental health.
Weathering the storms
WA is bracing for more natural disasters, with help from State Government funding.
Flaming hot demand
Career firefighters say a multimillion dollar initiative to boost frontline emergency services will have significant impact.
“It still looks like a bomb’s gone off”
Residents are fighting for basic needs one year after Cyclone Seroja destroyed Kalbarri.
Bushfire season: WA prepares
DFES, DBCA and volunteer bushfire brigades are preparing for this year’s bushfire season
Blazing hearts
100 days after the Wooroloo fires devastated communities in Perth’s northeast, residents and volunteers say help is still needed.
Heroes are healing from the heat
After the Wooroloo fires in February, the firefighters are recovering mentally two months on.
It ain’t easy being wheezy
Favourable weather has provided good conditions for prescribed burns, but what systems are in place to warn of lingering smoke?
COVID-19 gives tourism a ‘huge knock’
The federal government’s new ban on inbound tourists is another blow for the travel and hospitality sector.
Spring rebellion set to flood Perth
A series of rallies in Perth this week is setting up a major protest demanding action on the climate crisis.
BEN signs to save lives
A new initiative to improve beach safety in the event of an emergency
Category four cyclone heads for Pilbara
‘Veronica’ is expected to make landfall this weekend.
Safety campaign ‘nothing new’: motorcyclists
WA motorcyclists may not look twice at latest ‘ride to arrive’ ad.
After the fire
Fire-ravaged Yarloop has reopened but, for some residents, the town will never be home again.
WA to get a rural fire service
The State Government has accepted all 17 recommendations from the investigation into the Yarloop-Waroona bushfire.