Denmark Bushfire Ready

09/06/2026

𝗪𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 "𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸". Well - we have in the past and we will again. Sudden, intense rainfall that overwhelms drainage is becoming more common due to climate change. High-impact, locally isolated extreme weather events are a real and increasing risk. Is your property storm- and flood-safe?
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𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 '𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲' 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗸𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲.
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Planning and preparing for the unexpected reduces our vulnerability - for individuals, families and the whole community.
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𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱? Contact the Shire of Denmark and ask to be connected to our local Bushfire Ready team.
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An unexpected deluge has flooded homes and public facilities in the South West WA town of Harvey. The community was pelted with 40mm of rain in one hour.

02/06/2026

𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗢𝗻 𝗜𝘁! After that epic storm, it's time to clear any fallen trees from your firebreaks, tidy up debris, check and clean your chimney flue, and catch and store as much rain as you can to build up your water supplies ready for summer. Need help with fallen trees? Contact the shire for a list of local contracters who can assist - they specialise in quick, safe solutions for blocks big and small. 🚜🚜
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Did you remember - 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼? We hope you had your backup supplies ready to bunker down and that your house fared well. ⛈🌪🔥
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Now's also a great time to snuggle in with a book or training resource by that newly cleaned fireplace, join a volunteer brigade, or attend a workshop or Bushfire Ready meeting. Keep building your knowledge and skills, ready to hit the ground running in Spring.

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Looking for a reading list? You could check out the following guides to jump-start your learning:

https://www.yourdenmark.wa.gov.au/be-bush-fire-ready
https://mybushfireplan.wa.gov.au/emergency-resources
https://publications.dfes.wa.gov.au/publications/firewise-gardening-in-western-australia
https://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/documents/BurnSmart_Guide_2021.pdf
https://ebooks.publish.csiro.au/content/essential-bushfire-safety-tips
http://www.bom.gov.au/weather-services/fire-weather-centre/

17/05/2026

𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿! Give your property a solid makeover this month in preparation for winter storms, and start getting your access routes restored and ready for next fire season.
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Winter is a great time to chip away at bigger projects and ⛈️𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽⛈️ 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 🔥𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽🔥 (and vice versa). Prune overhanging branches back from your fences, buildings (and cars!), de-clutter your verandah, undertake fence and gate maintenance, secure your trampolines, and spend some time planning your next big bushfire preparation project.
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By the way, just because the rains have started, 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁: 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀. . Always check the FDR for the day you plan to burn, and always Burn Smart ✅✅

For more information about how to BURN SMART, check out:

https://publications.dfes.wa.gov.au/publications/burn-smart-guide-2021
https://publications.dfes.wa.gov.au/publications/burn-smart-checklist-2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_V9yJzqXhs&list=PLS50ZaHTMvKCatNql1GVIH7s8DjldAG2i

28/04/2026

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼? You're in luck - EQUIP Denmark are sponsoring another morning tea, this time at 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸.

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟮:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝘆 to chat about the progress we've made as we approach our first Community Workshop. 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲/𝗰𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘂𝘀!

The final deadline to register to participate in the June workshop has been extended to the 9th of May, so if you're undecided, we'll be happy to answer your questions at Mrs Jones.

If you can't join us for coffee, more information and a participant registration link can be found at www.une.edu.au/equip



University of New England, AU

28/04/2026

Please be aware that all permit burns on private property by landowners appear on Emergency WA as either a planned burn or a prescribed burn with an identifier of Shire of Denmark. Please note it is most likely not a burn being conducted by the Shire of Denmark but a private landowner conducting fuel load reduction.

16/04/2026

No fires tomorrow. Do not be in breach of your permit conditions

07/04/2026

16/03/2026

🍰☕The EQUIP project had a wonderful morning tea at Denmark Community Resource Centre on Saturday morning 🍰☕...
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Many community members popped in for a chat with the Local Advisory Group and Curtin research team, sharing a cuppa and some absolutely delicious cakes 😋😋. Research students helped some attendees to complete their first surveys and we had some new sign-ups to boot......Plus - Costa Georgiadis Official dropped in for an entirely surprise visit! Costa was keen to hear about the project, given his passion for growing everything that supports a healthy community. Turns out good news travels and he is now an Equip convert! 🌱🌱🌱
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𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁...𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼-𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟯𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵. Head to https://www.une.edu.au/equip and fill in your details to receive your email invitation to participate.
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Denmark's first Equip Community Workshop will be held on Sunday June 21st and we cannot wait to see what new strengths and connections will grow in Denmark as the project unfolds!



Denmark Community Resource Centre
Shire of Denmark
University of New England, AU
Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA