Firebreaks and safety
Proactive fire prevention helps reduce risk and improves emergency response. To safeguard properties, infrastructure, and reserves, the City requires firebreaks—cleared areas that slow or stop the spread of fire while providing vital vehicle access. Maintaining firebreaks, understanding fire hazards, and staying prepared with fire safety plans all help create a safer environment for everyone. Taking action today can make a critical difference when it matters most.
Bushfires
The City of Stirling is committed to ensuring its community is safe and the threat of fire is minimal from 1 November to and including 31 March. Situated in the Southern Hemisphere, bushland is most prone to risk from November to March - early spring to late Autumn months.
Bushfire has the potential to occur throughout a bushland area at any time of the year, however bushfire activity is most likely to occur within certain seasonal weather patterns.
Bushfires can ignite due to varied reasons, however the two main reasons are extreme weather and arson attacks. The City of Stirling regularly conducts bushfire mitigation activities throughout the City to lower risk and consequence of bushfires that occur on City land. Mitigation activities include:
- Weed control
- Removal of excessive dead vegetation
- Fire break installation and maintenance
- Track upgrades and maintenance for emergency services.
