You must exercise extreme vigilance if you are conducting a burn during the Restricted Period.
To help prevent 000 calls, please register your burn with DFES on (08) 9395 9209.
Ensure you regularly check your burn up to 48 hours after completion to prevent re-ignition and escaped burns.
During the Restricted Burning Period, you may be able to burn 1m2 of garden refuse provided you meet all of the requirements listed below:
- The Fire Danger Rating is not High or above
- A Total Fire Ban has not been declared
- Your property is larger than 2000m2
- The pile is only lit between 6pm and 11pm
- It is fully extinguished by midnight
- The pile is less than 1 cubic metre
- Only one pile alight at any time
- A 5 metre wide area clear of flammable material completely surrounds the pile
- The material you burn is only dry vegetative matter
- A person capable of and appropriately equipped to control the fire is in attendance at all times
- You notify your neighbours of your intention to burn
- The smoke does not cause nuisance to neighbours or present a hazard to road users.