Fire

One of the best ways to prepare your property for fire season is removing fuel and vegetation.  This is really important for residential homes, and commercial and industrial allotments. Find out how to best prepare your home.

If you live in an area prone to bush or grassfires, you should have a Bushfire Survival Plan. Your plan should include detail the risk posed by fire to your property and information on leaving early on days of high fire danger. CFA provide advice on developing a suitable Bushfire Survival Plan.

There are over 3,000 house fires each year in Victoria and they are almost all preventable. Working smoke alarms, checking appliances for damage and wear, and ensuring fire places are well maintained can help to protect your home from fire.  Find out how to prevent fire in your home.

Our Municipal Fire Prevention Officer (MFPO) conducts inspections across the townships of Wangaratta, including Glenrowan, Whitfield and Eldorado.  It is your responsibility to ensure that your property is fire ready. If a fire hazard is identified, you will receive a Fire Prevention Notice outlining what you need to do to make it fire safe. Your property will be re-inspected to ensure the fire hazard has been removed.  

If you do not comply, you may be fined and pay any costs we incur for works such as slashing or vegetation removal.  The minimum penalty for non-compliance is over $1,000.