13September 2023 and approved (see 'Variation to Firebreaks').

13 September 2023 and approved (see 'Variation to Firebreaks'). All developed property must either have wattle bush canopy maintained to a maximum height of 2.5m and the bush may not exceed the property boundaries, or be removed. Clean Gutter Debris Gutters, roofs and walls of all buildings to be free of flammable material and maintained. DEFINITIONS Fire Break A strip of property free of all flammable material with the intention of minimising the spread or extension of a bushfire and provide safe access to the property for emergency vehicles and other firefighting operations. • Clearance must be no less than three metres wide and four metres in height inside and along all boundaries (including boundaries adjacent to roads, rail and drain reserves and all public open space reserves). • Must not be more than five metres wide (further width extensions may be considered upon written application or approval to the City). • Maintained, reticulated living lawns are lawns considered to be kept completely green and no higher than 75mm. Driveways may be acceptable in conjunction with, or in lieu of, mineral earth fire breaks. Contact the City's Emergency Management team for further assistance. • Must have a corner turning radius of up to 12 metres.

4 August 2023 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2725 • Must be a mineral earth break with a continuous trafficable surface for a 4WD vehicle, be clear of any obstructions and must not terminate in a dead end inside the entire perimeter of the property. Fuel Load • Can be live and dead vegetation that accumulates over time. This Notice refers only to dead vegetation. • Fine fuels include: Leaf litter, grasses, twigs (up to 6mm diameter), bark etc. • Heavy (coarse) fuels include: Branches, logs, stumps etc. • A fuel load depth of 15mm (fine fuels) is equivalent to 4.5 tonne per hectare. • The more fuel load, the higher the flame height and increased fire intensity. • Mulch piles, stored firewood and burn piles can contribute to fuel loading on property and must be stored safely away from assets, removed from the property, or actioned as directed by a Fire Control Officer. Flammable Material Fuel such as leaf litter, twigs, bark, grass over 75mm in height, timber boxes, cartons, paper and any combustible material, capable of carrying a running fire but excludes living, managed standing trees and shrubs. Any combustible material, dead or alive, in isolation, clusters or aggregation with other combustible materials that, in the opinion of a Fire Control Officer, is likely to fuel a fire. It includes, but is not limited to— • Dead leaves, either on the ground or in gutters, fallen branches, long grass and weeds. • It does not include— • Vegetable patches, tended firewood stacks and timber, landscaped gardens, isolated planted shrubs. • Slashed, mowed or mulched dry vegetative material that is less than 7.5cm in height. • Established natural or planted trees or patches of vegetation that in the opinion of a Fire Control Officer is an acceptable risk. • A distinct cluster of vegetation remote from boundaries and assets that in the opinion of a Fire Control Officer is an acceptable risk. Flammable Fuel Storage/Dumps • Includes all petroleum based liquids, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Liquefied Natural Gas, and any other combustible liquid or gaseous fuel. SPECIAL CONDITIONS Fuel and/or Gas Depots Remove all flammable material within 10 metres of fuel dumps, fuel ramps or where fuel drums, whether containing fuel or not, are stored. Haystacks Remove all flammable material within 10 metres of haystacks. Wood/Solid Fuel BBQs and Pizza Ovens The use of wood/solid fuel BBQs and pizza ovens is permitted except for days where the fire danger rating is high or above. The use of any wood/solid fuel BBQ or pizza oven is prohibited during a total fire ban. Campfires and Firepits Campfires and Firepits are not permitted at any time during the prohibited Burning Period or at any other time where the fire danger rating is high or above. Campfires and Firepits cannot be lit before 6pm, no more fuel can be added after 11pm. They must be fully extinguished by midnight and cannot not be left unattended. You must have an available method of extinguishment while burning. No Campfires or Firepits will be lit on public property, unless purpose-built facilities have been provided by the owner of the property and permission to use them has been given. Variation to the Fire Hazard Reduction Notice If you consider it to be impractical to meet a requirement/s of this notice, you may apply to the City for a variation in writing no later than 13 September 2023. Note: A variation is not an exemption but an application to employ other methods of fire hazard reduction to your property. If your application is not granted you must comply with all requirements outlined in the Fire Hazard Reduction Notice 2023/2024. Additional Works Where a property has an approved bushfire management plan in effect, the property owner must still comply with all requirements in this notice and with all additional requirements outlined within that plan. You may be required to carry out further bushfire property preparedness works on your property to reduce any fire hazards considered necessary by a Fire Control Officer.