Fire Ban Information

The Shire of Dalwallinu put fire restrictions in place such as prohibited burning periods or harvest and vehicle movement bans or it may be a Total FIRE BAN.

A Total Fire Ban is declared on days when fires are most likely to threaten lives and property. This is because of predicted extreme fire weather or when there are already widespread fires and firefighting resources are stretched.

Occasionally Total Fire Bans may be declared outside of a fire season (such as in May or June) due to other factors such as higher temperatures and expected strong winds preceding a storm front.

What you can and can't do on a Total Fire Ban days can be found by following this link. Publications (dfes.wa.gov.au)

Frequently asked questions are available here.

Each year thousands of fires destroy or damage houses, sheds and garages, commercial and industrial buildings, vehicles and vast hectares of bushland throughout Western Australia (WA).

 

DFES’s Fire Investigation and Analysis Unit (FIAU) also support operational fire crews to establish the origin and cause of all fires attended by DFES. The unit also work closely with the Police Arson Squad to identify the cause of all suspicious and deliberately lit fires.

Source: DFES - Department of Fire and Emergency Services