Fire bans

Harvest and Vehicle Movement Ban (HVMB) is imposed to restrict activities that are likely to cause a bushfire or contribute to the spread of a bushfire when the expected weather conditions indicate that if a wildfire was to start, it would be dangerous, destructive and difficult to stop once started.

A Harvest and Vehicle Movement Ban will be declared by the City's Chief Bushfire Control Officer usually in the late afternoon on the day before. We will publish this information on our website and Facebook.

Activities NOT PERMITTED during a Harvest and Vehicle Movement Ban

• harvesting operations
• any “hot works” (e.g. welding, grinding, cutting, heating, lawn mowers, hedge trimmers, combustible engines etc.) in the “open air” are not permitted.
• use or operation of any engine, vehicle, plant, equipment or machinery in the area likely to cause a bushfire or contribute to the spread of a bushfire.

The responsibility remains on the individual to ensure that any activity undertaken is not likely to start a fire and that a Harvest and Vehicle Movement Ban is currently not in place in their local government area.

Owners/occupiers of rural properties in the City of Rockingham can opt in to a free text messaging service to receive information about Total Fire Bans, Harvest and Vehicle Movement Bans and Permits to Burn.

The SMS service will assist residents living on rural properties to stay informed about fire prevention notifications affecting the Rockingham community.

To sign up for the SMS alert service, please email customer@rockingham.wa.gov.au with subject title ‘SMS Alert Service Request’ and the following information:

• full name
• property address
• mobile number

This service will not broadcast information on current emergencies.

For information, alerts and warnings on current and developing emergencies visit Emergency WA.