Fire Permits and Burn Offs

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

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.

Restricted burning periods

Each year burning is restricted within the City from:

• 1 October to 30 November
• 1 April to 31 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.

To apply for a fire permit email City Assist or call 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. 

Local Suppliers - Fire Hazard Reduction.

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)

Frequently Asked Questions 

More information and contacts

For general enquiries or calls requesting the issuing of a permit, please contact the City Assist team on 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.