Favourable weather conditions in the south-west of the State over the next few weeks will allow Parks and Wildlife Service firefighters to progress prescribed burns from north of Perth down to Walpole.

Parks and Wildlife Service Manager Fire Management Services Stefan de Haan said it’s important the community is aware of potential smoke impacts associated with these prescribed burns.

“With the more stable weather conditions we've got at the moment, we're going to have a week to two weeks of prime burning conditions,” Mr de Haan said.

“There may be some smoke, but we'll be putting pre-emptive and proactive smoke alerts out to ensure that the community is aware.

“Obviously we work very closely with the Bureau of Meteorology. We have a meteorologist embedded in the department to help inform our program. 

“We try to minimise smoke impacts and we certainly get those proactive messages out there so that people who are affected by smoke can follow the medical plans and the like that they have in place to manage that.”

Prescribed burning is the State’s most important strategy to reduce fuel loads and protect lives, property and the environment from bushfires.

Managing fuel loads is a shared responsibility. Land managers, including private landholders, the agricultural sector and local governments, are now taking advantage of the current conditions to manage fuel on their land.

“Managing fuel is the only factor that we can control when it comes to managing bushfires, and it significantly reduces the intensity of bushfires should they occur,” Mr de Haan said.

For more information and to learn where prescribed burning will be taking place, visit https://dbca.wa.gov.au/todaysburns