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  2. COVID-19 pandemic in Western Australia - Wikipedia

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    The COVID-19 pandemic in Western Australia is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Western Australia (WA) confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on 21 February 2020, and its first death on 1 March. On 15 March, premier Mark McGowan declared a state of emergency.

  3. Department of Fire and Emergency Services - Wikipedia

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    www.dfes.wa.gov.au. The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) is a government department that is responsible for fire and emergency services in Western Australia. The department came into being in 2012 as a result of the Perth Hills Bush Fire review. [1] DFES is responsible for the management, training and funding of career and ...

  4. State Emergency Service - Wikipedia

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    The State Emergency Service (SES) is the name used by a number of separate civil defence organisations in Australia that provide assistance during and after major incidents. Specifically, the services deal with floods, storms and tsunamis, but can also assist in other emergencies, such as vertical rescue and road crash rescues, missing persons ...

  5. Emergency medical services in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Ambulance in New South Wales. Ambulance service within Australia can be divided into two basic groups: the statutory services and volunteer groups. In all Australian states, with the exception of Western Australia, and in the Northern Territory, statutory ambulance services are provided by the state/territorial government, as a single-entity, third-service model, government department.

  6. Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service - Wikipedia

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    The Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service is a helicopter surf lifesaving service that operates in Australia. Founded in 1973 by Surf Life Saving Australia, a not-for-profit organisation, the service has carried out more than 80,000 flights [1] ranging from aeromedical to search and rescue missions.

  7. Category:Emergency services in Western Australia - Wikipedia

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    Western Australia Police Force. Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service. Categories: Emergency services in Australia by state or territory. Organisations based in Western Australia. Hidden categories: Automatic category TOC generates no TOC. Commons category link is on Wikidata.

  8. Palmer v Western Australia - Wikipedia

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    Palmer v Western Australia was a case heard by the High Court of Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic, which held that the Quarantine (Closing the Border) Directions and the authorising legislation, the Emergency Management Act 2005, were not impermissibly infringing section 92 of the Constitution of Australia.

  9. Regions of Western Australia - Wikipedia

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    Government. Regional councils, State government. Western Australia (WA) is divided into regions according to a number of systems. The most common system is the division of the state by the Government of Western Australia into regions for economic development purposes, which comprises nine defined regions excluding the Perth metropolitan region.