The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) have changed the outlines of bushfire prone areas in Western Australia, with the aim of limiting the impact of future bushfires by informing future building and development.
The map has been developed in a partnership between DFES and local government councils throughout the state, and is part of a continous process to ensure WA’s most busfhire prone areas are constantly monitored.
The map will be reviewed annually, enabling public stakeholders to work with local government and the Office of Bushfire Risk Management to have property added or removed as part of the review process.
Office of Bushfire Risk Management executive manager Tim McNaught said the revised map incorporates updates from local governments following the Map’s first release last year.
"The map has been refined in partnership with local governments as part of a continuous process to ensure it closely reflects local circumstances,” he said.
"The map will be reviewed annually, so if you believe your property has been incorrectly listed on the map, your local government can work with the Office of Bushfire Risk Management to ensure your property is added or removed as part of the review process.
"Your local government can also advise you on what to do during the interim until the map is updated.”
Full details and maps can be found at DFES’s bushfire prone areas web page.