Ferguson Inquiry: State government pledges rural fire service in response to Waroona, Yarloop bushfires

Updated September 29 2016 - 1:08pm, first published 12:51pm
The State Government has moved to adopt all 17 reccomendations from the Ferguson Inquiry, which investigated the January bushfires which destroyed the town of Yarloop. Photo: Richard Polden.
The State Government has moved to adopt all 17 reccomendations from the Ferguson Inquiry, which investigated the January bushfires which destroyed the town of Yarloop. Photo: Richard Polden.

The Liberal National Government will support all 17 recommendations of the Special Inquiry into the January 2016 Waroona Fire by Euan Ferguson AFSM, including the implementation of a Rural Fire Service, Premier Colin Barnett said today.