Fire Mitigation
Each year, as you maintain your property to reduce fire risk from December to April in accordance with the annual Firebreak and Fuel Management Notice, the Shire of Denmark also conducts bushfire mitigation works on high-bushfire risk Shire-managed reserves throughout the district. The Shire is committed to balancing bushfire mitigation and environmental sensitivities.
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Annual Bushfire Mitigation Program
Every reserve has a comprehensive assessment including a DFES bushfire risk assessment, and an environmental and cultural significance assessment.
Mitigation works are then approved and funded through the State Government’s Mitigation Activities Fund (MAF).
We engage with local contractors, fire brigades, and environmental groups to complete works which reduce bushfire severity and maintain safe access for fire fighting vehicles. Methods may include:
- Mulching
- Ploughing
- Hand Weeding
- Prescribed Burning
- Pruning
- Cultural Burning
- Drainage Construction
- Slashing
- Access Road Construction
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This Year's Locations
The Shire of Denmark will be conducting two mitigation programs during 2024. Mitigation Activities Fund (MAF) program will take place in the following areas as listed below. During this period, you may notice activity at a Shire reserve near your property. The program is regularly updated and based on up-to-date risk assessment and will change annually.
| Peaceful Bay |
Bayley Street |
Boobook Close to Riverbend Lane |
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Harper Street
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Peaceful Bay Community Buildings
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Braidwood Elbow
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Turner Road Reserve, Corner Turner and Glenrowan Rd
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Maps with information about the treatments for each location are available for public information.
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More Information
Please note that other agencies including DBCA will also conduct mitigation activities over this period on other reserves.
These works are funded by several sources including:
- Mitigation Activities Fund
- The Department of Fire and Emergency Services UCL/UMR program
- Shire' of Denmark Strategic Fire Management Budget
Works in these programs are driven by the:
- Bushfire Risk Management Plan
- Bushfire Resilience in the Great Southern Program
- State Planning Policy for Building in Bushfire Prone Areas
- The Shire of Denmark Planning Policy and Subdivision Guide Plans
View or download the Bushfire Mitigation Terminology & Standards
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Contact
Our Shire of Denmark Bushfire Risk Mitigation Coordinator can be reached on enquiries@denmark.wa.gov.au or (08) 9848 0300.
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