Fire Permits and Burn Offs

Find out about fire permits, annual fire prohibited burning periods, restricted burning periods, fire breaks and bushfire prevention.

Unrestricted burning period

The Unrestricted Burning Period is in effect for the City of Kwinana from:

• 1 June to 30 September

During the Unrestricted Burning Period, residents in areas zoned as rural:

• Can burn at any time of the day
• Don’t need a permit to burn. Please remember to notify neighbouring properties in writing at least 4 days prior to the burn taking place or in person up to 1 day before you intend to burn.

It’s still your legal responsibility to check the Fire Danger Rating prior to burning. If the Fire Danger Rating is HIGH or above, or if a Total Fire Ban is in place, all burns are strictly prohibited.

When burning, please remember to consider your neighbours, keep the burn contained, and make sure it’s fully extinguished once complete. If your burn escapes, call 000 immediately.

Annual prohibited burning periods

​Burning is not permitted anywhere within the City from:

• 1 December to 31 March the following year.

No fire permits will be issued to members of the public during this time period. For further information click here.

Restricted burning periods

Each year burning is restricted within the City from:

• 1 October to 30 November
• 1 April to 30 May 

Important notes

• The restricted burning period can vary due to seasonal weather conditions, following the publication of a notice in the local newspaper or via the City’s social media channels and website.
• Burning is not permitted unless you have been issued a valid fire permit (see below).

Apply for a fire permit

A fire permit can be obtained for free by people living in rural areas only. The permit is issued under strict guidelines.

People living in rural areas who hold a current fire permit can perform:

• Garden refuse burning
• Hazard reduction burning

To check if your property is in a designated rural area view the Kwinana zoning map.

Burning of 1 cubic metre of leaves, tree branches and other dry vegetation is permitted without a Permit To Set Fire To The Bush during the Restricted Period subject to the following conditions:

• Applicable for Rural landowners and land occupiers only
• Notify the owners or land occupiers of all land adjoining the property by writing at least 4 days prior to the burn taking place or in person up to 1 day before you intend to burn.
• Check the Fire Danger Rating for your location on the morning of the burn noting All burning is Prohibited if the Fire Danger Rating is High, Extreme or Catastrophic
• Register your burn with DFES on (08) 9395 9209  just prior to commencing
• Fire can only be lit between 6PM through to 11PM and must be fully extinguished before midnight on the same day
• At least one able-bodied person is to remain with the burn until fully extinguished
• Piles are to be no bigger than 1 cubic metre (1m x 1m x 1m) in size and be situated in an area containing no flammable material within a 3 metre perimeter of the piles
• Only one pile to be burnt at any time
• Running water, knap sack or fire unit is present during the burn until fully extinguished
• It is the landowner or land occupiers responsibility to comply with all conditions set out in the above conditions and local laws (nuisance smoke)

Failure to comply with any of these conditions may result in an infringement or prosecution in court.

To apply for a fire permit email the Rangers or call 08 9439 0200. Applicants are required to apply at least three days prior to planned burn. 

As per the Bush Fires Act 1954, no garden refuse burning is to be undertaken in areas defined as “Urban” under the Metropolitan Region Scheme, without written approval of Local Government.

Preparing your property

Need assistance ensuring your property complies with the City's fire hazard reduction requirements? See below a list of local gardening, landscape and earthworks services who may be able to assist you. Please note; any owner and/or occupier who engages a contractor to undertake works on their behalf, is responsible for ensuring that the works completed meet the requirements of the City's Fire Notice. 

If you are a local supplier that would to be included in this listing please contact our Economic Development team. 

Total Vehicle and Movement Ban

In the unlikely event that a Total Vehicle and Movement Ban is declared, community members are to cease the use of engines, vehicles, plant or machinery likely to cause a bush fire (commonly referred to as Harvest and Movement of Vehicles in paddocks ban). See below list of activities that are/are not permitted at times where a Total Vehicle and Movement Ban is declared. 

Activities not permitted during the period of this ban

• Harvesting operations are not permitted,
• Any “hot works” (e.g. welding, grinding, cutting, heating etc) in the “open air” are not permitted, (note—these activities are not permitted during the term of any Total Fire Ban).
• Other – Use or operation of any engine, vehicle, plant, equipment or machinery in the area likely to cause a bush fire or contribute to the spread of a bush fire.

Activities permitted during the period of this ban

• Movement of Vehicles on “gazetted roads” (as described in Bush Fires regulation 24A(1) and Road Traffic Act 1974 section 5.1)).
• Movement of vehicles on a lane, driveway, yard or other area that provides access to, or a parking facility at, any residential, farming or business premises, if the area has been sufficiently cleared of inflammable material to prevent the escape of fire.
• Use or operation of a vehicle if it is for the prevention of an immediate and serious risk to the health or safety of a person or livestock, and only if all reasonable precautions have been taken to prevent the activity from creating a bush fire danger.
• Use or operations of vehicles and undertaking of “hot works” by those persons holding a current Exemption under Bush Fires Act 1954 s. 22C (Exemption from Total Fire Bans)

More information and contacts

For general enquiries or calls requesting the issuing of a permit, please contact the Rangers team on 08 9439 0200.

If you suspect someone of bushfire arson, call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

If you see a fire, call 000.

For fire ban information call the Total Fire Ban Information Line on 1800 709 355.

For Emergency WA Warning and Incidents visit the Emergency WA website.

For Australia's Official Weather Forecast visit the Bureau of Meteorology website.

Frequently Asked Questions