Bush Fire Prevention
No Burning of any type is permitted, including incinerators, on days of very high or extreme fire danger
When And How To Burn
Barbecues And Incinerators
Gas and electric barbecues are permitted at any time. Solid fuel barbecues and incinerators are PROHIBITED on days of VERY HIGH or EXTREME FIRE DANGER.
Garden Refuse And Restricted Burning Season
Small heaps (up to 1 cubic metre) of garden refuse may be burnt on the ground between 6pm and 11pm, but only after a 5 metre wide firebreak has been cleared around the fire, and at least one able-bodied person is in attendance at all times. A Permit is not required. BURNING IS PROHIBITED on days of VERY HIGH or EXTREME FIRE DANGER.
Prohibited Burning Season
No garden rubbish or refuse is permitted to be burnt in an open fire during the prohibited burning season. It may only be burnt in an approved incinerator.
Approved Incinerator
The incinerator is to be constructed on steel, brick or a combination of these materials. Every incinerator shall be constructed, or covered, to prevent the emission of sparks or burning material.
Advice Is Available
Further advice on how to protect your home and how to burn off, is available from the Shire Office or your local Bush Fire Control Officer. If you have any questions, please contact either. The safety of your whole community is at stake.
Penalties
Penalties Look Up
| Amount ($$) | Reason |
|---|
| $250 |
Failure to maintain a firebreak as per firebreak order. |
| $250 |
Offence relating to lighting a fire in the open air. |
| $250 |
Setting fire to bush during prohibited burning times. |
| $250 |
Failure of occupier to extinguish a bush fire. |
| $250 |
Giving a false alarm of fire. |
| $100 |
Refusal to state name and abode or stating false name and abode |
| $100 |
Failure to produce a Permit to Burn. |
| $250 |
Burning garden refuse during prohibited and restricted times. |
| Major offences result in Court action, with Fines from $400 to $5,000 or imprisonment for five years. |
EMERGENCY LINE : 000
SHIRE OFFICE - Office Hours : 9927 0000
SHIRE RANGER - After Hours : 0427 110 237
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY SERVICES MANAGER : 0417 165 056
Dates To Remember
(these dates may be extended due to weather conditions)
Burning Restricitions
| Burning Permits Required | Burning Prohibited | Firebreaks Required |
|---|
15 Oct to 30 Nov
and 1 Feb to 30 Apr |
1 Dec to 28 Feb |
Rural: 1 Oct to 30 Apr
Town: 31 Oct to 30 Apr |
How To Obtain Permits
Burning permits can be obtained from the Shire Office, or from your local Permit Issuing Officer, depending on where you live in the Shire.
When you apply for a Permit you will need to provide the Lot or Location Number, and the Street Name of the property concerned.Firebreaks
Notice to all landowners and/or occupiers of land in the Shire of Irwin
Pursuant to the powers contained in Section 33 of the above Act, you are hereby required to have firebreaks cleared of all inflammable material for the periods specified herein, in such positions and to such dimensions as required by this notice.
Rural Land (Land other than that within the Dongara and Port Denison Townsites)
On or before 1 October 2012 and thereafter up until and including 30 April 2013, you shall observe the following:
- Boundary firebreaks are not compulsory within the Shire of Irwin Rural area outside of the Dongara Town Bush Fire Brigade control area (Item 1.5). However, landowners are encouraged to provide firebreaks, particularly in areas of high risk.
- Have firebreaks not less than two (2) metres in width and within one hundred (100) metres of the perimeter of any building or haystack or groups of buildings or haystacks situated on the land. Such firebreaks must completely encircle the said buildings and/or haystacks.
- Have firebreaks not less than two (2) metres in width immediately abutting any building or haystack or groups of buildings or haystacks situated on the land.
- Have firebreaks not less than five (5) metres around all uncleared land, including land upon which the regeneration of native species of bush has occurred.
- All landowners in the Dongara Town Bush Fire Brigade control area (bounded by all that area of land south from Mt Horner West Road, west of Water Supply Road and Pettit Lane and thereafter south and west of Brand Highway to Kailis Drive) have the option of either installing a two metre firebreak, or a twenty metre slashed or heavily grazed firebreak to a maximum height of 100mm.
Townsite Land (Land situated within the townsites of Dongara, Port Denison and Irwin Townsite)
On or before 31 October 2012 and thereafter up until and including 30 April 2013, you shall:
- Have the land cleared of all flammable material where the area of the land is 5000 square metres or less.
- Have firebreaks not less than three (3) metres in width immediately inside and along all boundaries of land exceeding 5001 square metres in area.
- Have firebreaks not less than three (3) metres in width immediately abutting all buildings situated on land exceeding 5001 square metres in area.