BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 13.2//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:W. Australia Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230101 TZNAME:W. Australia Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Under the Bush Fires Act 1954\, the City of Kalamunda issues a Fire Hazard Reduction Notice that require landholders or occupiers of land to install and maintain firebreaks and reduce fuel areas around their bou ndaries and assets. This is to help prevent the start or spread of a bushf ire. The requirements of these firebreak or hazard reduction notices vary depending on the size of the property.Planned burning is the deliberate bu rning of a pre-determined area under the right environmental conditions to reduce fuel loads. Planned burns are done under mild and stable weather c onditions so that the fire burns slowly and with low flame heights. Planne d burning is just one of several methods used to reduce fuel loads. Other methods include raking\, slashing\, ploughing and weed control. When combi ned\, these methods can:Maximise the effectiveness of your fuel management Reduce the impact of bushfireAssist in protecting life and propertyDone pr operly\, planned burning is an efficient way to remove the build-up of fue l over larger areas of land where other methods are too labour intensive.U sed appropriately\, a planned burn not only helps to safeguard lives and p roperty in the event of a bushfire\, but generally results in less environ mental disturbance than other methods\, benefiting many native plants and animals.Smart Burn Objectives:The Burn Smart campaign aims to educate comm unity members about planned burning on private land. Planned burning on pr ivate property is essential part of reducing the bush fire risk\, however escaped burns increase the risk of impacting property and lives and put a strain on firefighting resources.To provide landowners better understandin g of planned burning and reduce the risk of their burns escaping.Provide t he community with the tools to make decisions on the most effective method to mitigate their risk of bushfire.Achieve compliance with the City of Ka lamunda’s Fire Hazard Reduction Notice.Assess the preparedness of the loca l community.\n DTEND:20210926T033000Z DTSTAMP:20240329T144411Z DTSTART:20210926T013000Z LOCATION:Carmel\,1 Reeds Road SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Burn SMART Community Demonstration UID:RFCALITEM638473202512973694 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Under the Bu sh Fires Act 1954\, the City of Kalamunda issues a Fire Hazard Reduct ion Notice that require landholders or occupiers of land to install and ma intain firebreaks and reduce fuel areas around their boundaries and assets . This is to help prevent the start or spread of a bushfire. The requireme nts of these firebreak or hazard reduction notices vary depending on the s ize of the property.
Planned burning is the d eliberate burning of a pre-determined area under the right environmental c onditions to reduce fuel loads. Planned burns are done under mild and stab le weather conditions so that the fire burns slowly and with low flame hei ghts. Planned burning is just one of several methods used to reduce fuel l oads. Other methods include raking\, slashing\, ploughing and weed control .
When combined\, these methods can:
Done properly\, planned burning is an efficien
t way to remove the build-up of fuel over larger areas of land where other
methods are too labour intensive.