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Firebreak Notice2019

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Firebreak Notice 2019 | 32 | Firebreak Notice 2019

BUSH FIRES ACT 1954 - SECTION 33NOTICE TO ALL OWNERS AND/OR OCCUPIERS OF LAND SITUATED IN THE SHIRE OF ASHBURTON

Pursuant to the powers contained in Section 33 of the Bush Fires Act 1954, you are hereby required on or before the 1st day of January, (or within fourteen days of your becoming owner or occupier of land should this be after the 1st day of January), to clear and maintain mineral earth breaks and reduce the fuel load from the land owned or occupied by you as specified hereunder and to have the specified land and firebreaks clear of all flammable material all year round.

(1) LANDINTOWNSITES-INCLUDINGMININGANDORCONSTRUCTIONACCOMMODATIONFACILITIES

1.1 Wheretheareaoflandis2000squaremetres(approximately1/2anacre)orless,allflammablematerialmustbereducedoverthewholeoftheland.Grassesshallbeslashedtoaheight75mm.

1.2 Wheretheareaoflandexceeds2000squaremetres,mineralearthbreaksofatleastfive(5)metresinwidthmustbeclearedofallflammablematerialimmediatelyinsideandalongtheboundariesoftheland.Wheretherearebuildingsonthelandadditionalmineralearthbreaksfive(5)metresinwidthmustbeclearedimmediatelysurroundingeachbuilding.

(2) LANDOUTSIDETOWNSITESINCLUDINGMININGANDORCONSTRUCTIONACCOMMODATIONFACILITIES

2.1 Forallbuildingsonlandoutsideofthetownsite,twomineralearthbreakswithawidthnotlessthanfive(5)metresandclearedofallflammablematerialmustsurroundthebuildings.Theinnermineralearthbreakmustbesitednotbelessthantwenty(20)metresfromtheperimeterofthebuildingorgroupofbuildingsandtheoutermineralearthbreaksitednotlessthanonehundred(100)metresfromtheinnermineralearthbreak.

(3) POWERLINESANDPOWERTRANSMISSIONLINESINTOWNSITESINCLUDINGMININGANDORCONSTRUCTIONACCOMMODATIONFACILITIES

3.1 AerialhazardstopowerandpowertransmissionlinesmustbemaintainedaspertheguidelinesissuedbytheEnergy Safety - Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.

Forpowerlinesconductinglessthanorequalto33,000volts;groundfuelssuchasgrassesandgroundstoreyspeciesmustbeclearedtoaminimumoffive(5)metreseithersideofacentrelinecreatedbythepoles,ortowers.Thetotalclearedareamustnotbelessthanten(10)metreswideandtheentireareamustbemaintainedtothestandardofamineralearthbreak.

3.2 Forpowertransmissionlinesgreaterthan33,000volts,amineralearthbreakofnotlessthanfive(5)metresinwidthmustbemaintainedeithersideofthewidestpointofanyarmsorcrossarmsonthepoleortower.Amineralearthbreakofnolessthanfive(5)metreswidthistobemaintaineddirectlyunderthepowerlinecorridor.AllpowerandtransmissionlinesaretobemaintainedasperAustralianStandardAS7000,toassistinminimizingtheriskfromsparksorarcingandshallbetheresponsibilityoftheownerofthetransmissionline.


(4) WATERSUPPLYPIPELINESANDINFRASTRUCTURE

4.1 Allwatersupplypipelinesandassociatedinfrastructuremusthavemineralearthbreaksnotlessthanfive(5)metreswideonbothsidesofthepipelineandallassociatedinfrastructureandbeclearedofallflammablematerialtopreventthespreadoffireanddamagetothepipelinesorassociatedinfrastructure.AccesspointsmustbeinstalledandmaintainedtoallowforEmergencyServicesaccessandmaintenanceuse.

(5) EXPLOSIVESMAGAZINESANDSTORAGEAREAS

5.1 AllFlammableMaterialsaretoberemovedtobareearthbetweenanybunkersorstoragefacilitiesandallFlammableMaterialsaretoberemovedforadistanceofnotlessthanfifteen(15)metresfromtheperimeterofanysuchstoragearea.

(6) FUELDEPOT/FUELSTORAGEAREA/HAYSTACKS/STOCKPILEDFLAMMABLEMATERIAL

6.1 Forallfueldepots/fuelstorageareasallflammablematterwithin10metresofwherefueldrums,fuelrampsorfueldumpsarelocated,andwherefueldrums,whethercontainingfuelornot,arestored.

6.2 Forallhaystacks/stockpiledflammablematerialsamineralearthbreakofnotlessthanfive(5)metresinwidthmustbeinstalledimmediatelyadjacenttoanyhaystacksorstockpiledflammablematerial.

(7) RAILWAYRESERVESINTOWNSITES

7.1 Mineralearthbreaksofatleastfive(5)metresinwidthmustbeinstalledimmediatelyinsideallboundariescontinuouswithanyrailwayreserveonwhichrailwaytrafficoperatesandaretheresponsibilityoftheowneroftherailway.

(8) APPLICATIONTOVARYFIREBREAKREQUIREMENTS

IfyouconsiderittobeimpracticaltoclearamineralearthbreakorremoveflammablematerialasrequiredbythisNotice,youmayapplytoCounciloritsAuthorisedOfficernolaterthanthe30thdayofAugust,forpermissiontoprovidefirebreaksinalternativepositionsortakealternativeactiontoremoveorabatefirehazards.IfpermissionisnotgrantedbyCouncilorAuthorisedOfficer,youmustcomplywiththerequirementofthisNotice.

(9) BURNINGGARDENREFUSEDURINGLIMITEDBURNINGTIMES

9.1 Apersonmustnotburngardenrefuseataplace(otherthanarubbishtip)duringthelimitedburningtimesforthatplaceunlessitisburned:

(a)inanincineratorinaccordancewithsubsection(2);or

(b)onthegroundinaccordancewithsubsection(3).

9.2 Gardenrefuseburnedinanincineratorisburnedinaccordancewiththissubsectionwhere:

(a)theincineratorisdesignedandconstructedsoastopreventtheescapeofsparksorburningmaterial;and

(b)either

(i) theincineratorissituatednotlessthantwo(2)metresfromanybuildingorfence;or

(ii) iftheincineratorislessthantwo(2)metresfromabuildingorfence,theCounciloritsAuthorisedOfficerhasgivenwrittenpermissioninwritingfortheincineratortobeused;and

(c)thereisnoflammablematerialwithintwo(2)metresoftheincineratorwhileitisinuse;and

(d)atleastonepersonispresentatthesiteofthefireatalltimesuntilitiscompletelyextinguished;and

(e)thefireisnolongerrequired,thepersonensuresthatthefireiscompletelyextinguishedbytheapplicationofwaterorearth.

9.3 Gardenrefuseburnedonthegroundisburnedinaccordancewiththissubsectionwhere:

(a) thereisnoflammablematerial(otherthanthatbeingburned)within5mofthefireatanytimewhilethefireisburning;and

(b)thefireislitbetween6:00pmand11:00pmandiscompletelyextinguishedbeforemidnightonthesameday;and

(c)atleastonepersonispresentatthesiteofthefireatalltimesuntilitiscompletelyextinguished;and

(d)whenthefireisnolongerrequired,thepersonensuresthatthefireiscompletelyextinguishedbytheapplicationofwaterorearth.

9.4 TheCouncilorAuthorisedOfficermustnotgivepermissionundersubsection9.2(b)(ii)unlessitissatisfiedthattheuseoftheincineratorisnotlikelytocreateafirehazard.

10. ADDITIONALWORKS

10.1 InadditiontotherequirementsofthisNotice,youmayberequiredtocarryoutfurtherworkswhichareconsiderednecessarybyanAuthorisedOfficerandspecifiedbywayofaseparatewrittennoticeforwardedtotheaddressoftheowner/sasshownontheShireratesrecordfortherelevantland.

10.2 IftherequirementsofthisNoticearecarriedoutbyburning,suchburningmustbeinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheAct.

10.3 PursuanttoSection33(4)oftheAct,wheretheownerand/oroccupieroflandfailsorneglectstocomplywiththerequisitionsofthisNoticewithinthetimesspecified,theShiremaybyitsofficersandwithsuchservants,workmenandcontractors,vehiclesandmachineryastheofficersdeemfit,enteruponthelandandcarryouttherequisitionsofthisNoticewhichhavenotbeencompliedwithandpursuanttoSection33(5)oftheAct,theamountofanycostsandexpensesincurredmayberecoveredfromtheownerandoroccupieroftheland.

10.4 Thepenaltyforfailingtocomplywiththisnoticeisafineof$5000.Apersonindefaultisalsoliable,whetherprosecutedornot,topaythecostofperformingtheworkdirectedinthisnotice,ifitisnotcarriedoutbytheowneroroccupierbythedaterequiredbythisnotice.



CompliantVacantLand

CompliantMineralEarthBreak

CompliantResidentialProperty

Non-CompliantResidentialProperty

DEFINITIONSForthepurposeofthisNoticethefollowingdefinitionsapply:

ActmeanstheBushFiresAct1954.

Authorised OfficerisapersonappointedbytheShireasFireControlOfficerpursuanttoSection38oftheAct.

Bushincludestrees,bushes,plants,stubble,scrub,andundergrowthofallkindswhatsoeverwhetheraliveordeadandwhetherstandingornotstandingandalsoapartofatree,bush,plant,orundergrowth,andwhetherseveredtherefromornotsosevered.

CouncilmeanstheCounciloftheShireofAshburton.

ExplosiveshasthesamemeaninggiventoitbytheDangerousGoodsSafetyAct2004andtheregulationspursuanttoit.

Firebreak Periodmeansthetimefrom1Januaryuntil31Decembereachyear.

Flammable Materialmeansmaterialthatcanbeeasilyignitedorburnt.i.e.deadordrygrass,leaves,timber,paper,plasticandothermaterialsorthingsdeemedbyanauthorisedofficertobecapableofcombustion.Flammablematerialdoesnotincludegreengrowingtreesorliveplantsgrowinginagarden.

Fuel Depot / Fuel Storage Areameansanareaofland,abuildingorstructurewherefuel,i.e.(petrol,diesel,kerosene,liquidgasoranyotherfossilfuel)iskeptinanycontainerormanner.

Mineral Earth Breakmeansanareaofground,ofaspecifiedwidththathasallmaterial(livingordead)removedbyscarifying,cultivating,ploughingorothermeansremovedtobaremineralearth,andincludesthepruningandremovalofanylivingordeadtrees,scruborothermaterialthatoverhangstheclearedfirebreakareatoaverticalheightoffour(4)metresfromtheground.Apreparedfirebreakshallbetrafficable.

ShiremeanstheShireofAshburton.

Trafficablemeansabletobedrivenaround,unhindered,inastandardfour-wheeldrivevehicle.

Townsite Land meanslandwithinthedistrictthatiswithintheboundariesofatownsite(andforthepurposesofthisdefinition“townsite”hasthemeaninggivenitinSection6(1)oftheLocal Government Act 1995).



IMPORTANT INFORMATIONFIRE DANGER RATINGS

EXTREMESE

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VERY H

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HIGH

LOW-MODERATE CATASTROPHIC

TheFireDangerRatingtellsyouhowdangerousafirewouldbeifonestarted.Ithelpsyoutoknowwhenconditionsaredangerousenoughtoputyourbushfiresurvivalplanintoaction.

RatingsareforecastusingBureauofMeteorologydataforuptofourdaysinadvance,basedonweatherandotherenvironmentalconditionssuchasfuelload.

Theratingisyourprompttotakeactiontostaysafe.

www.emergency.wa.gov.au/#fdr

CATASTROPHIC

What does it mean?

Thesearetheworstconditionsforabushorgrassfire.Homesarenotdesignedorconstructedtowithstandfiresintheseconditions.Thesafestplacetobeisawayfromhighriskbushfireareas.

What should I do?

Leavinghighriskbushfireareasthenightbeforeorearlyinthedayisyoursafestoption-donotwaitandsee.Avoidforestedareas,thickbushorlong,drygrass.

Knowyourtrigger-makeadecisionaboutwhenwillyouleave• Wherewillyougo?• Howwillyougetthere?• Whenwillyoureturn?• Whatwillyoudoifyoucannotleave?

EXTREME

What does it mean?

Expectextremelyhot,dryandwindyconditions.Ifafirestartsandtakeshold,itwillbeuncontrollable,unpredictableandfastmoving.Spotfireswillstart,movequicklyandcomefrommanydirections.Homesthataresituatedandconstructedormodifiedtowithstandabushfire,thatarewellpreparedandactivelydefended,mayprovidesafety.Youmustbephysicallyandmentallypreparedtodefendintheseconditions.

What should I do?

Considerstayingwithyourpropertyonlyifyouarepreparedtothehighestlevel.Thismeansyourhomeneedstobesituatedandconstructedormodifiedtowithstandabushfire*,youarewellpreparedandyoucanactivelydefendyourhomeifafirestartsIfyouarenotpreparedtothehighestlevel,leavinghighriskbushfireareasearlyinthedayisyoursafestoption.

SEVERE

What does it mean?

Expecthot,dryandpossiblywindyconditions.Ifafirestartsandtakeshold,itmaybeuncontrollable.Wellpreparedhomesthatareactivelydefendedcanprovidesafety.Youmustbephysicallyandmentallypreparedtodefendintheseconditions.

What should I do?

Wellpreparedhomesthatareactivelydefendedcanprovidesafety-checkyourbushfiresurvivalplan.Ifyouarenotprepared,leavingbushfireproneareasearlyinthedayisyoursafestoption.

VERY HIGH

What does it mean?

Ifafirestarts,itcanmostlikelybecontrolledintheseconditionsandhomescanprovidesafety.Beawareofhowfirescanstartandminimisetherisk.Controlledburningoffmayoccurintheseconditionsifitissafe-checktoseeifpermitsapply.

What should I do?

Checkyourbushfiresurvivalplan.Monitorconditions.Actionmaybeneeded.Leaveifnecessary.

HIGH

What does it mean?


What should I do?


LOW-MODERATE

What does it mean?


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RESTRICTED BURNINGTheShireofAshburtonisinaRESTRICTED BURNINGperiodallyearround,thereforeCampingandCookingFiresarenotpermitted;

• WhentheFireDangerratingisVeryHighorabove.

• Wherecampgroundsprohibitscampingandcookingfiresatanytime.

• Onpubliclandthatisnotadesignatedarea.

• ArepermittedonPrivatePropertyduringthehoursof6:00pmand12:00amwithconsentfromthelandownerandoroccupierandaPermithasbeenissuedbyanAuthorisedFireControlOfficer.

Wood / Solid Fuel BBQ’s, Pizza Ovens and Incinerators.

• ArenotpermittedtobeusedwhentheFireDangerRatingisVeryHighorabove.

• Arenotpermittedwherecampgroundsprohibitstheuseofwood/solidfuelBBQ’s.

• ArepermittedtobeusedonPrivatePropertyatanytimeonlyifasparkarrestorisfitted.Apermitisrequiredforoperationoutsideofthehoursof6:00pmand12:00am.

Gas / Electric Fuelled BBQ’s and Pizza Ovens

• Arepermittedtobeusedatanytimeoftheyear.

Garden Refuse and Rubbish

• Gardenrefuseandrubbishinone(1)smallheap,uptoone(1)cubicmetremaybeburntduringtheRestrictedBurningTimesbetweenthehoursof6:00pmand11:00pm.

• One(1)ablebodiedpersoncapableofextinguishingthefiremustbeinattendanceatalltimes.

• Allfiresmustbeextinguishedby12:00am.

• AcourtesycalltoyourneighboursandaFireControlOfficerpriortoundertakinganyburningofgardenrefuseandrubbishwouldbeappreciated.

WHAT IS A TOTAL FIRE BAN• ATotalFireBan(TFB)isdeclaredondaysofextremeweatherorwhen

widespreadfiresareseriouslystretchingfirefightingresources.

• Theneedforthebanisassessedthroughoutthedayandthebanmayberevokedifweatherconditionsease.

• ATotalFireBanisdeclaredtheeveningbeforeitistotakeeffect.YoushouldchecktheEmergencyWAwebsiteafter6pmtoseeifabanhasbeendeclaredforthenextday.www.emergency.wa.gov.au/#totalfirebans

• WhenaTFBisdeclareditprohibitsthelightingofanyfiresintheopenairandanyotheractivitiesthatmaystartafire.

• Thebanincludesallopenairfiresforthepurposeofcookingorcamping.Italsoincludesincinerators,welding,grinding,solderingorgascutting.


SHIRE OF ASHBURTON FIRE CONTROL OFFICERS

NAME CONTACT POWERS AREA of RESPONSIBILITY

Morgwn Jones 0417754846 CBFCO ShireofAshburton

Chris O’Connell 0455285783 FCO ShireofAshburton

Wayne Hatton 0448894035 FCO ShireofAshburton

John O’Dwyer 0400936200 FCO ShireofAshburton

Craig Mackrell 0429964354 FCO ShireofAshburton

Wayne Hatton 0448894035 FCO ShireofAshburton

Kyle Cameron 0457000283 FCO ShireofAshburton

Phil Avery 0417949661 FCO ShireofAshburton

Tanya Jones 0437545901 FCO ShireofAshburton

Ivan Dias 0438982910 FCO ParaburdooTownsiteOnly

PERMIT TO BURNBushFirePermitscanbeobtainedbycontactinganAuthorisedFireControlOfficer(FCO).Beforerequestingapermitpleasehavethefollowinginformationready

• Whatisthesizeoftheproposedburn?

• Whattypeofmaterialareyouintendingtoburn?

• Whatisthelocationoftheburnarea?

• Haveyounotifiedyourneighbours?

• Doyouhavetheappropriateresourcestocontrolandsuppresstheburn?

PLEASE NOTE: Permit holders must give notice of their intention to burn prior to ignition to:

• Adjoininglandowners/occupiers.

• TheCBFCO.

• TheDepartmentofBiodiversity,Conservation&Attractionsiftheplannedburnissituatedwithin3kmofDBCAManagedLands.


INTERESTED IN BECOMING A VOLUNTEER WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY?VolunteerFire&EmergencyServiceUnitsarealwaysonthelookoutfornewVolunteers.IfyouthinkyouhavewhatittakestoVolunteerwithinyourcommunitypleasecontactyourlocalBrigade:

Tom Price Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade Lot2003BoonderooRd,TomPricePh:0891885516Mob:0417754846Email:[email protected]

Tom Price Volunteer Fire & Rescue ServiceLot30CentralRd,TomPricePh:0455285783Email:[email protected]

Paraburdoo Volunteer Fire & Rescue ServiceLot630McRaeAve,ParaburdooPh:0400925298Email:[email protected]

Pannawonica Volunteer Fire & Rescue ServicePannawonicaRd,PannawonicaPh:0488427997Email:[email protected]

Onslow Volunteer Fire & Emergency Services UnitCnrMcGrath&HooleyAve,OnslowPh:0429107471Email:[email protected]

IF I DON’T COMPLY WHAT PENALTIES CAN BE APPLIED?ThebelowarejustsomeofthemodifiedpenaltiesissuedbytheShireofAshburtonandare10%ofthemaximumpenaltythatmayapplyshouldamatterproceedtocourt.

Property not compliant on first inspection

Penalty of $250

Property not compliant on further subsequent inspections

Penalty of $250 + costs of works should a contractor be engaged to undertake works

Burning on restricted times without a permit

Penalty of $250

Failure to extinguish a bush fire Penalty of $250

Failure to obtain a permit Penalty of $250

Failure to state name and address Penalty of $250

www.ashburton.wa.gov.au

Lot 246 Poinciana Street Tom Price WA 6751

PO Box 567 Tom Price WA 6751

Phone: (08) 9188 4444 Freecall: 1800 679 232Fax: (08) 9189 2252 Freecall Fax: 1800 655 086

Email: [email protected]

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