Fire Control 

Firebreaks 

Please remember that all firebreaks must be prepared within your property on or before the 1^st November 2023 and maintained clear of inflammable material up to and including the 16th March 2024.

As per previous years the Shire will undertake motorised slashing of blocks in the Tammin town site, however, the below conditions will apply:

1. The applicant must inform the Shire Administration Office by the 1^st October 2022 if they require the Shire to slash the block.
2. The block must be clear of metal, wood and other obstructions that could damage the machine.
3. If there is obstructions and hand tools are to be used, the works will be at the hourly rate set in the 2022/23 fees and charges.
4. The fee for a standard 1/4 acre block will be $250.00 GST included.

If there are any blocks which have not prepared their firebreaks, a fire prevention infringement will be issued by our local ranger services.

Restricted Burning Period                           

15 October 2023 - 31 October 2023 - Burning permit required.

Prohibited Burning Period

1 November 2023 - 14 February 2024 - NO burning permitted! 

Restricted Burning Period      

15 February 2024 - 15 March 2024 - Burning permit required. 

 

NO burning permitted on days when very high, severe, extreme or catastrophic fire danger is forecast. 

Burning Garden Refuse And Rubbish

The following rules apply during the Restricted and Prohibited Burning Times:

No fire may be lit to destroy garden refuse or rubbish, other than in an incinerator, on a day when the fire danger forecast issued by the Bureau of Meteorology is "Very High" or "Extreme" for that locality.

The following procedures apply to the burning of garden refuse or rubbish: Fires lit in an incinerator are permitted at any time of the day provided that

1. The incinerator is properly constructed and will not permit the escape of sparks or burning material.
2. The incinerator is located not less than two metres from any building or fence.
3. The area around the incinerator is cleared of all inflammable material for at least two metres.

PLEASE NOTE: AN OPEN DRUM IS NOT AN INCINERATOR!

Fires Lit On The Ground

1. Fires may be lit only between 6pm and 11pm each day and must be extinguished by midnight of the same day.
2. Fires may only be lit on the ground provided the surrounding area is cleared of all flammable material to at least five metres around the material to be burnt.
3. The person who lit the fire or the person left in attendance shall completely extinguish the fire with water or earth before leaving the fire.

Common Sense Precautions

Do not attempt to light any fire to destroy garden refuse or rubbish if conditions are windy. Have a garden hose connected to a tap and water running while burning is carried out. Do not leave the fire unattended at any time. The bigger the fire, the greater the risk of sparks causing a fire to escape.

DFES current bushfire preparedness material - www.dfes.wa.gov.au/firechat   

Fire Service Officers

Chief Bushfire Control Officer
Gavin Charlton	Mobile: 0429 381 085	Chn: 21
Deputy Chief Bushfire Control Officers
David Thomson	Mobile: 0429 452 026
Fire Control Officers
Hayden Dixon	Mobile: 0428 381 027
Ashley Mackin	Mobile: 0428 381 033
Tim York	Home: 9637 1134 Mobile: 0427 737 113
Nick Caffell	Mobile: 0429 452 035
Tammin Volunteer Fire Service Officers
Dennis Heppell (Captain) 107 Yorkrakine Road TAMMIN WA 6409	Home:  9637 1575 Mobile: 0407 772 689
Toby McQuistan Lot 1 Packham Street TAMMIN WA 6409	Home: 9637 1169
Graeme Button 7 Strang Street  TAMMIN WA 6409	Home:  9637 1098 Mobile: 0429 131 835
Wayne Button 724 Ralston Rd TAMMIN WA 6409	Home:  9637 1046 Mobile: 0428 887 988
Graham Dixon 480 Dixon Rd TAMMIN WA 6409	Home: 9045 2005 Mobile: 0417 915 685
Brian Fowler 443 Barrack Rd TAMMIN WA 6409	Home:  9637 1273 Mobile: 0407 191 736
Donald Thomson 4766 Cubbine Rd TAMMIN WA 6409	Home:  9045 2051 Mobile: 0417 452 005