Unrestricted Burning Time - Urban Rural Zone

Published on Monday, 13 May 2024 at 5:00:00 PM

BUSH FIRES ACT 1954
PART III PREVENTION OF BUSH FIRES
SECTION 18 - COMMENCEMENT OF UNRESTRICTED BURNING TIME (URBAN-RURAL ZONE)
Pursuant to Section 18 Bush Fires Act 1954 the Shire of Esperance advises the Urban-Rural Zone will commence its Unrestricted Burning Time (Open Burning) as of Monday, 13 May 2024.


URBAN-RURAL ZONE- Includes fire zone: Urban-Rural (Esperance & surrounding rural residential areas)


Landowner / Occupiers within the Urban-Rural Zone are no longer required to obtain a permit to burn. However, with cooler conditions and a dry landscape landowner / occupier are still required to exercise caution and to abide by the following minimum conditions;

  • Must have a 3m wide firebreak around the area to be burnt; and,
  • Either a hose connected to running water that can reach the burn area or a working firefighting unit, consisting a minimum of 400It water; and,
  • Observe weather conditions so smoke does not impact the visibility of the any road network or be of nuisance to neighbours; and,
  • Notify/contact your adjacent neighbours prior to ignition; and,
  • All burns are to be logged via the DFES Communication Centre on 1800 198 140 (Free call) prior to ignition.


Landowner/occupiers are reminded not light any fire, if you are not prepared to be responsiblefor it. As landowner/occupiers are responsible for any fire within their property until they are fully extinguished, this includes the smoke that may impact the visibility of road networks.


Fire Control Officers have the authority under Bush Fires Act 1954 to request Landowner/occupiers to extinguish any fire they deemed to be unsafe or at the risk of escaping and to halt the lighting of fire during the unrestricted burning period.


This notice dated 13 May 2024.
Felicity Baxter
A/Chief Executive Officer

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