04/03/2026
When you want to mow the lawn but there's a Total Fire Ban (TFB) 🔥
🚩 RED FLAG 🚩
🚩 Firing up a Weber, BBQ, smoker or pizza oven that burns solid or liquid fuel in an area that is not fully enclosed.
🚩 Mowing with equipment powered by an internal combustion engine.
🚩 Off-road driving – using 4WDs, quad bikes, motorcycles and other similar petrol or diesel vehicles over areas containing vegetation.
🚩 Hot works outdoors – including angle grinding, welding, soldering and metal work
🚩 Campfires, bonfires and any open-air fires.
Restrictions apply to the general public, while businesses and industries can proceed under the regulatory framework.
✅ GREEN FLAG ✅
✅ Using gas (enclosed flame) or electric BBQs (no flame) with a five metre clearing around the BBQ at home or signed public BBQ area.
✅ Power tools – as long as the power tool does not create a spark.
✅ Electric and battery-operated lawn mowers can be used as long as they don't create a spark (avoid using on dry grass).
✅ Harvesting is allowed, but only if the local government has not implemented a harvest Vehicle Movement Ban.
✅ Generators in an area clear of vegetation.
Remember the red flags! Failing to follow the rules of a Total Fire Ban could land you a fine of up to $25,000, 12 months in jail, or both.
For a full list of activities you can and cannot do during a Total Fire Ban and the applicable conditions, visit dfes.wa.gov.au/totalfirebans
