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Bushfire Prone Planning Staff Achieve FPA Australia BPAD Level 2 & 3 Accreditation

03 August 2016 in General

The granting of accreditation to the individuals listed below will allow decision makers including the Western Australian Planning Commission, Department of Fire and Emergency Services and Local Government to have confidence that the planning submissions prepared by accredited Bushfire Planning Practitioners are consistent with SPP3.7 and the Guidelines.  2 Bushfire Prone...

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Bushfire Prone Planning Selected for DFES Panel (Bushfire related technical advice)

18 July 2016 in General
Bushfire Prone

Bushfire Prone Planning (BPP) has been Selected for Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) Panel Bushfire Prone Planning has been selected as  a member on the panel of experts for the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES). Bushfire Prone Plannings role on this panel is to review documents produced...

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Bushfire Prone Planning nominated for Telstra Business Awards

05 July 2016 in General
Telstra Awards

Bushfire Prone Planning has been nominated for the prestigious Telstra Business Awards in the New Business Category. Now in their 24th year, the Telstra Business Awards are renowned for showcasing and celebrating the achievements and entrepreneurial spirit of Australia’s most brilliant small and medium-sized businesses. Providing bushfire risk management services across...

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BPP staff attend FPA Australia BPAD Level 2 and Level 3 Workshop (19th May)

23 May 2016 in General
Bushfire Practitioners

The Western Australian Government has announced that Fire Protection Association Australia is now recognised as a Level 1, 2 and 3 accrediting body for bushfire practitioners operating in Western Australia. Four Bushfire Prone Planning (BPP) staff members attended a 1 day BPAD Level 2 and Level 3 workshop on the 19th...

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BPP Staff attend the 5th International Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference (Melbourne)

18 May 2016 in General

From the 11th – 15th April two BPP staff, Alex Aitken (Senior Bushfire Consultant) and Zigourney Nielsen (Bushfire Consultant) attended the 5th International Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference held in Melbourne, Australia. The conference presented a wealth of knowledge in both seminar presentations and field trips, in which Alex and...

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Requirement for BAL (Bushfire Attack Level) assessments on the construction of Garages, Sheds and Carports in Bushfire Prone Areas

22 April 2016 in General
Bushfire shed

If you are considering building a shed or doing building work in a designated bushfire prone area you may be required to comply with the bushfire construction requirements of the Building Code of Australia (BCA). This will require compliance with Australian Standard AS 3959 – Construction of buildings in bushfire prone...

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Requirement for BAL (Bushfire Attack Level) Assessments on the installation of Evaporative Air Conditioners

19 April 2016 in General
Bushfire and House Example (Western Australia)

If you are considering installing a roof-mounted evaporative cooler in a designated bush fire prone area (WA) you need to have your property assessed for its level of bush fire risk as this will determine the appropriate level of protection that your evaporative cooler will require. https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/publications/roof-mounted-evaporative-coolers   Bush fire requirements for roof-mounted...

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Bushfire provisions of the Building Code of Australia apply from today (April 8th 2016)

08 April 2016 in General
Bushfire Prone

The bushfire construction requirements of the Building Code of Australia apply to all designated Bushfire Prone areas from today. The four month transitional period has ended (April 8th), applications for certain building approvals will require a BAL assessment and compliance with the bush fire construction requirements of the BCA. It is Bushfire...

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State-Wide BAL (Bushfire Attack Level) Assessments – Western Australia

29 March 2016 in General
State Wide BAL Assessments

Bushfire Prone Planning is a bushfire risk management company that prides itself on the ability to offer State-Wide BAL (Bushfire Attack Level) Assessments and Bushfire related services. Our Senior Bushfire Consultant Alex Aitken was in the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder in the Eastern Goldfields last week (March 2016) completing a Bushfire Risk...

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Bushfire Prone Planning (BPP) Staff Present at FPA Australia Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) Short Course Albany, WA

23 March 2016 in General
FPA Australia

Two BPP staff members have presented at the FPA Australia (Fire Protection Association Australia) BAL Course in Albany (February/ March 2016). Both Mike Scott (BPP Co-director) and Sean Winter (BPP Bushfire Consultant) delivered sessions on a wide range of topics including:         Bushfire behaviour, Bushfire planning and building legislative requirements in Western Australia, Assessing...

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