WAFES Awards

The WA Fire and Emergency Service (WAFES) Awards honour and acknowledge the achievements of volunteers, career firefighters and DFES staff throughout Western Australia who have shown exceptional dedication to duty over the past 12 months.

Finalists for the team and individual awards have been announced. Discover who has been selected as one of this year’s 35 finalists below.

Winners of the four young people awards will be announced in the coming weeks.

Individual and team award winners and the overall WAFES Young Person of the Year will be revealed at the awards gala dinner on Saturday 5 September at Crown Perth.

Individual awards

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Career Fire and Rescue Individual Achievement Award

Peter McConkey

Ryan Maughan

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DFES Corporate Staff Individual Achievement Award

Em Burton

Mel Haymont

Naomi Findlay

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DFES Operational Staff Individual Achievement Award

Andrew Strunk

Cameron Reyniers

Karina Skipworth

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Marine Rescue Individual Achievement Award

Dave Macmahon, Marine Rescue Esperance

Samantha Gibling, Marine Rescue Rockingham

Sharon Clark, Marine Rescue Onslow

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Murray Lang Bush Fire Service Award

Chris Hynes, Waterloo Bush Fire Brigade

Paul Lloyd, Crossman Bush Fire Brigade

Tim Haslam, Popanyinning Bush Fire Brigade

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Peter Keillor Award

Ben Whittle, Albany State Emergency Service

Carl Aitken, Exmouth State Emergency Service

Daniel Lansom, Wanneroo-Joondalup State Emergency Service

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Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services Individual Achievement Award

Adam Conwell, Onslow Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services

Graham Lynn, Bidyadanga Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services

Wayne Kerslake, SWORD Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services

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‍Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service Individual Achievement Award

Clint Pascoe, Wongan Hills Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service

Paul Beazley, Denmark Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service

Ruth Buckley, Port Hedland Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service

Team awards

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DFES Staff Team Achievement Award

Perth District Officers

Kalgoorlie Career Fire Station - C Platoon

Trent Duggan and Travis Eltringham

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Volunteer Firefighting Team Achievement Award

Denmark Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service

Nickol Bay Bush Fire Brigade

Shire of Ravensthorpe Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades

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Marine Rescue Team Achievement Award

Marine Rescue Bunbury

Marine Rescue Dampier

Marine Rescue Windy Harbour and Marine Rescue Augusta

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State Emergency Service Team Achievement Award

SWORD SES Logistics

Tom Price State Emergency Service

Exmouth State Emergency Service and Karratha State Emergency Service

Young person awards

Individual awards

Team awards

WAFES Young Person of the Year Award

This award recognises an exceptional DFES volunteer, staff member or career firefighter under the age of 28 who has who has made an outstanding contribution to the emergency services in the past 12 months.

This award is not open for nominations. A judging panel will review the nominations for the 2026 winners of the: