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John Idland is the appointed Community Emergency Services Manager for the Shire of Cunderdin, Tammin and Quairading. To contact John please call 0448 008 653 or email John.Idland@dfes.wa.gov.au . For any queries contact the Cunderdin Shire Administration Office or please call 000 in the case of an emergency.  

 PLEASE CALL 000 TO REPORT A FIRE

In the event of an emeergency please call 000 prior to posting alerts on social media or WhatsApp.  This process will prevent delay's in emergency service response times. 

Firebreak Requirements

All owners and occupiers of land within the Shire of Cunderdin, unless otherwise specified in the Annual Fire Break Notices that are distributed to landowners annually with the Rates Assesment Notices, are required to clear firebreaks and/or adhere to fuel reduction requirements before 20th September of any year. These requirements must be maintained until 30th April of the following year. 

Townsite land and land areas less than 1 ha (2.47acres) Land area of less than 2,024m

All hazardous material is to be removed from the whole of the land except living trees, shrubs and plants. The remaining vegetation is to be maintained to a height of no greater than 7.5cm. Maintain fuel loadings in natural bush areas at less than 8 tonnes per hectare across the land.

Land area greater than 2,024m2

Bare earth Firebreaks of not less than three (3) metres in width must be constructed inside the boundary or 3 metres outside the boundary. Where there is a road free of flammable material, applications can be made annually to the Chief Fire Control Officer for exemption.

Rural Land(Surrounding Buildings/Haystacks/Fuel Dumps)

At least 20 metres wide and not more than 100 metres from the perimeter of all buildings and/or haystacks or groups of
buildings and/or fuel dumps so as to completely surround them or so as to effectively surround the buildings, haystacks and/or fuel dumps which may be combined with strategic breaks e.g. roads, clear ground etc, with an effective cleared width of 20 metres.

Burning of Chaff Heaps

In respect of land owned or occupied by you, on which is situated any fuel dump, in addition to the requirements in previous paragraphs you shall remove all flammable
materials or material likely to become flammable during summer from land occupied by bulk storage tanks and/or drums used for storage of liquid fuel whether the bulk storage tanks and/or drums contain liquid fuel or not. This includes the land on which ramps for holding the drums are constructed. The flammable material free ground must be maintained to a distance of at least 3 metres outside the perimeter of any drum, stack of drums or drum ramp or bulk storage tank.

 

Burning periods

Open Burning

No Permit Required

1st April 2024 - 19th Septmeber 2024

1st April 2025 - 19th September 2025

Restricted Burning

Permit Required 

1st October 2024 - 1st November 2024

Prohibited Burning

Burning Prohibited

2nd November 2024 - 14th February 2025

Restricted Burning

Permit Required 

15th February 2025 - 31st March 2025

Please be aware the as per the Bush Fires Act 1954 these dates may be varried if local seasonal conditions warrant a variation to the above specified dates. 

Digital Burning Permit

To complete and submit an application for your burning permit please CLICK HEREor scan the QR code.

 

 

Fire Danger Rating System

For further information on the changes to the Fire Danger Ratings please follow the link bellow:

https://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/hazard-information/bushfire 

Natural Disaster Preparation

Are you prepared for a natural disaster?

What do you need to know to survive when a bush fire is heading your way?

What about a cyclone?

 Natural Disasters Emergency Kit

Documents

Shire of Cunderdin Fire Break Notice 2024/25

Emergency Services Levy

 Local Emergency Management Arrangements

Guidelines for Operating Private Equipment at Fires

Vechilce Identification Sticker Application Form

Application to Join a Bush Fire Brigade (Please email completed form to admin@cunderdin.wa.gov.au)