Fire Information

Fire Information

Contact Numbers (Not to be used to Report a Fire). To report a fire, call 000

Chief Bush Fire Control Officer – Nigel Gelmi 0409 118 238
Community Emergency Services Manager – John Idland 0448 008 653

DEPUTY CHIEF BUSH FIRE CONTROL OFFICERS

Ben Wilson 0437 452 001

Linden Johnston 0428 263 883

Bush Fire Emergency

To report a bush fire, please telephone 000 and please remain on the line until call answered and all details of the fire are taken.

Burning Periods

Please exercise caution when burning at any time of the year.

OPEN BURNING

No Permit Required.

1st April – 30th September

RESTRICTED BURNING

All burning is under permit only. Indoor fires are permitted. Solid fuel barbecues and wood fired pizza ovens may be used under strict conditions. No burning on Sundays and Public Holidays. No lighting of camp fires.

1st October – 31st October
1st March – 31st March

PROHIBITED BURNING

Strictly no burning or uncontrolled flame in the open-air. Open-air is any open place, yard, paddock or construction area. Patios, pergolas and huts that are open or partially open are open-air. No lighting of camp fires, solid fuel barbecues or wood-fired pizza ovens

1st November – 28th February

*Please note that both Restricted and Prohibited Burning Periods can be varied by the Chief Bush Fire Control Officer. Please contact the Shire Office to confirm if any amendments to the Burning Period dates have been made due to seasonal conditions.

A Permit is invalid if the forecast Fire Danger Rating (FDR) for the day is High, Extreme or Catastrophic.

The Shire of Quairading is in the Bureau of Meteorology Avon district. To check the FDR, please click on the link http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/fire-danger-ratings.shtml

For up to date Quairading weather, visit:

https://justweather.org/Australia/Western-Australia/Quairading/ 

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