The Parks and Wildlife Service is conducting prescribed burns on Friday June 5 at the following locations to manage bushfire risk and biodiversity, for community protection, silviculture and for forest management.
- 12km south-east of Balingup
- 22km south-south-east of Busselton
- 35km east of Busselton
- 20km east-south-east of Busselton
Motorists should take care, turn on headlights and carefully follow traffic management signs when driving through areas affected by smoke.
People with conditions exacerbated by smoke should take precautions in line with their medical advice for these circumstances.
Prescribed burns create low-fuel areas in a mosaic of burnt and unburnt patches across the landscape, which help stem the spread of bushfires.
It is the primary tool available to the department to manage fuel loads, which helps protect the community by minimising the impact of bushfires.
Prescribed burning may be conducted by multiple government agencies and private landowners as part of our shared responsibility for keeping communities safe.
Videos highlighting the extensive planning that goes into the department's prescribed burning program can be viewed by visiting dbca.wa.gov.au/prescribedburning.
