Prepare. Be Aware. Be Ready
2024/25 Fire Hazard Reduction Notice issued
All works in the notice must be completed by 1 November 2024 and maintained up to and including 31 March 2025.
- Read the Fire Hazard Reduction Notice and prepare your property ahead of the bushfire season.
- Install and maintain any firebreaks around your property.
- Reduce fuel load - slash grasses to a height no greater than 50mm.
- Clear gutters of leaves and debris.
- Maintain an Asset Protection Zone (APZ), a reduced fuel zone within 20 meters from the outermost point of the building.
- Burn piles - always check the City's burning restrictions and remember to plan before you burn.
- Take your garden waste to the Walliston Transfer Station or order a skip bin (residents are eligible for up to 3 skip bins per financial year).
- Arrange a property pre-season inspection with a City Community Bushfire Preparedness Officer by calling 9257 or email enquiries@kalamunda.wa.gov.au.
- Attend a Bushfire Ready Group Street Meet and connect with your local community to stay informed.
- Attend a live Burn SMART demonstration.
- Understand the EmergencyWA alerts and Australian Fire Danger Ratings System.
- Sign up to the City's SMS register for information on Total Fire Bans and transition through burning periods.
- Stay up to date on weather forecasts and warnings.
Make a bushfire plan for you and your family.
- Leave early - the safest option.
- Stay and defend - only if you're well prepared.
- Have a plan for your pets and livestock.
Have your say
Complete our short survey to help us gauge the community's readiness for the warmer months.
Each completed Bushfire Readiness Survey will go into a random prize draw for a chance to win some amazing prizes:
- 1st Prize: STIHL BGA Battery Blower Kit
- 2nd Prize: STIHL FS 45 Petrol Grass Trimmer
- PLUS up to 10 Personal Emergency Preparedness Bags up for grabs (limit of one per drawn winner).
Comments close 5pm, Friday 1 November 2024.