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Bushfire Management

Rural Fire Service RFS volunteer fire fighters backburning in the Southern Highlands

As a member of the Wingecarribee Bushfire Management Committee and a local authority under the Rural Fires Act, Wingecarribee Shire Council is working closely with the Rural Fire Service and Fire and Rescue NSW to develop a strategic approach to fire management across the Wingecarribee Shire.

Of the 270,000 hectares covered by the Wingecarribee Bushfire Management Committee:

1% is managed by Council

33% is managed by National Parks and Wildlife Service

7% is managed by Forests NSW

3% is managed by Department of Lands

54% is in private ownership and

2% is managed by others

Prepare Your Property for Bushfire Season

The best defence against loss or damage as a result of bushfire is a well prepared home with an adequate and well maintained asset protection zone.

Hazard Reduction Burns

Hazard reduction burns are used to reduce undergrowth and ground fuels in strategic areas of bush land.

Bush Fire Danger Period

Information about the Bush Fire Danger Period, No Burn Days, Bush Fire Survival Plans and Total Fire Bans.

Get Involved in Protecting your Community

Volunteering offers the opportunity to learn new and valuable skills that will not only assist you in your voluntary role but in day to day life and even your workplace. It is also an opportunity to meet people you wouldn't normally meet.

Bushfire Hazards

It is every landholder's responsibility to manage the bush fire hazards on their property.

Community Protection Plans

Community Protection Plans are another tool which can help you better understand the bush fire risk in your community, and how to prepare for it.

Fire Has a Plan. Do You?

The Wingecarribee Shire is an inherently bushfire prone area. It is therefore critical that anyone who resides in, or frequents, a bushfire prone area prepares a bushfire survival plan for themselves and their family.

Bushfire Resources

If you see smoke and there's no fire truck or firefighters, call Triple Zero 000. Do not call Wingecarribee Shire Council for bushfire information during an emergency.