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Building Protection Zone

Published on Wednesday, 25 October 2023 at 4:57:25 PM

Firebreaks Inspections begin 1st November 2023 on all properties in the Shire of Northam. This includes residential properties and rural farming areas.
 
The Building Protection Zone or BPZ is an area of very low fuel levels and managed vegetation 20 metres out from habitable buildings (As defined in the Residential Design Codes of WA and in AS 3959) and must meet the following requirements:
 
• Building Protection Zones must extend a minimum of 20 metres out from any external walls of the building.
• Building Protection Zones must consist of non-flammable managed vegetation, reticulated lawns, and gardens with no flammable items.
• All grass in Building Protection Zones must be maintained to or under 5cm in height.
• Trees are to be low pruned (or under pruned) to at least a height of 2 metres from ground.
• No tree, or shrub over 2 metres high are to be within 2 metres of a habitable building and not to overhang.
• There must be no tree crowns or branches hanging over habitable buildings.
• Firewood and flammable materials must be stored 20m from habitable buildings
• Driveways and access ways are to be a minimum of (3) metres wide with a vertical clearance of (4) metres to allow for the safe passage of a fire appliance to all buildings and assets on the land
• Roof gutters should be free of leaves and other combustible material.
 
𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗬 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟭𝗦𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯
 
Visit: https://www.northam.wa.gov.au/services/fire-emergency- management/firebreaks-and-fuel-loads.aspx
 
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