Bushfire management

The objectives of bushfire management within the City of Joondalup include:

• protecting life, critical infrastructure, property and the environment
• fulfilling obligations under fire-related legislation and undertaking best-practice bushfire management
• maintaining and enhancing biodiversity values within natural areas
• ensuring long term survival of native wildlife populations
• minimising adverse impacts on regional air quality
• providing consistency within the City’s operations regarding bushfire management.

To reduce the risk of a fire occurrence within the City of Joondalup, several bushfire management actions have been implemented including:

• weed control (mechanical and chemical)
• installation and maintenance of firebreaks and fire access ways on City owned or managed land
• annual firebreak inspections on all vacant land and bushland within the City
• annual fuel load assessments on bushland greater than 2,000m²/0.2ha
• controlled access to sites
• community education.