Ranger & Fire Services

City of Albany Rangers can be contacted seven days a week on 9841 9349 between 8am and 5pm. Outside these hours please leave a voice message on the same number and a ranger will return your call as soon as possible.

Where there is an immediate threat to life or property (such as stock on roads, dog attacks or fires) call (08) 9841 9349 and a Ranger will be requested to attend, or in a medical emergency, call 000.

City Rangers investigate, issue infringements and enforce breaches of various state and local laws with the primary purpose being able to uphold community law and public safety.

Dog control:

• Pound information (if you have lost your dog or would like to give a dog a new home (click on the Pooch Pound tab, left of screen)
• Registering your dog
• Dog exercise areas
• Restricted breeds legislation
• Dog related complaints and solutions
• Keeping more than two dogs

General duties:

• Off-road vehicle areas
• Education programs
• Parking control
• Camping areas and obligations
• Traffic control for events

For further information on ranger duties and training, click on the following link for the WA Rangers Association.

RSPCA Inspectors and police officers are authorised to break into vehicles to rescue animals in distress.

Do not try to intervene yourself – contact the authorities.

During summer, keep this brochure or the numbers of your local RSPCA & police nearby, such as the glovebox of your car.

RSPCA: (08) 9209 9300 (Perth) or 1300 278 358 (Regional WA)

Police: 131 444

If the car is parked at a shopping centre, take down the registration number and notify the centre’s security desk immediately. Ask them to announce it over the intercom and contact the RSPCA.

It is a prosecutable offence under Western Australia’s Animal Welfare Act to allow an animal to suffer unnecessarily, with a maximum penalty of $50,000 fine and 5 years jail.

Should you require assistance with an injured or dangerous native animal (including the removal of snakes) contact the Albany office of the Department of Environment and Conservation on 9842 4500.