Fire and Emergency Management

• Firebreak Requirements 2009/10 (To be updated)
• Bushfire Prevention and Control
• Shire Contact Details
• Clover Burn Permit Officers
• Emergency Contacts

Bushfire Prevention and Control

Bush fires can be devastating. The Shire of Plantagenet takes its role in the prevention and control of bush fires very seriously. A Fire Break Notice is posted to all ratepayers on an annual basis. This notice outlines the requirements, which are to be complied with. It is the householder/property owner's responsibility to ensure that their properties have the appropriate hazard reduction and firebreaks undertaken each year. For further information please contact the Shire Ranger on (08) 9892 1111 .

Bush Fire Brigades

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Mt Barker Volunteer Fire & Rescue
Captain Wesley Beck 0448 791 169, Secretary Jeffrey Drage 0411 636 398

Chief Bush Fire Control Officer
David Burcham 9851 4091

Deputy Chief Bush Fire Control Officer 1
Len Handasyde 9851 2259

Deputy Chief Bush Fire Control Officer 2
John Russell 9853 1097

Base Radio Operator
Keith Hart 9851 4097

Deputy Base Radio Operator
Rod Stan-Bishop 9851 4035

Fire Weather Reporting Officer
Len Handasyde 9851 2259

Deputy Fire Weather Reporting Officer
Rod Stan-Bishop 9851 4035

Shire Contact Details:

Shire Office 9892 1111
Manager of Works: 0417 181 532
Works Supervisor: 0417 185 573
Ranger: 0419 042 237

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Clover Burn Permit Officers

David Burcham: 9851 4091
Len Handasyde: 9851 2259
Rod Stan-Bishop: 9851 4035

Emergency Contacts

For any queries regarding firebreaks, permits, exemptions etc, please contact your local Fire Brigade Captain.

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