Fire Bans & Fire Danger Rating

Total Fire Bans & Harvest, Hot Works & Vehicle Movement Bans

Total Fire Bans are declared by the Department of Fire & Emergency Services (DFES).

Harvest & Vehicle Movement Bans are declared by the Shire of Chittering.

What's the difference?

Total Fire Bans prohibit a lot of day to day activities that residents conduct. All members of public should observe whether a Total Fire Ban applies to them before doing any activity in the summer months. We always recommend to refer to the DFES website as they have a Frequently Asked Questions that will help you work out if you are allowed to conduct the activity you wish to. Check out their website here.

You can also check if a Total Fire Ban has been declared here.

Harvest & Vehicle Movement Bans ban the use of vehicles and plant used in agricultural activities.  These bans are usually declared alongside a Total Fire Ban, however they can be declared as a standalone precaution. The Shire will always post on this website when a Harvest & Vehicle Movement Ban has been declared.

To learn more about Harvest Bans, watch our video below. We have also provided a table that gives a list of activities permitted or not permitted.

For notice of both types of bans, you can always check our Facebook page or call our Hotline on 9576 4666

Harvest & Vehicle Movement Ban Activities

Activities Not Permitted

Activities Permitted

Harvesting operations 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). 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.

Movement of vehicles on “gazetted roads” (as described in Bush Fires Regulations 1954 r. 24A(1) and Road Traffic Act 1974 s. 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 flammable 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)

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The Shire of Chittering is in the 'Swan Inland North' Region for Fire Weather Forecasts.

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