BPP Staff Achieve FPA Australia BPAD Level 1 Accreditation

Several Bushfire Prone Planning staff attended the Fire Protection Association Australia BAL Course in late 2015- early 2016 . The course provides participants with the required skills, knowledge and ability to determine a Bushfire Attack Level and provide advice on the required construction provisions. 3 Bushfire Prone Planning staff members have completed the course and achieved BPAD Level 1 Accreditation with FPA Australia.

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

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 and determining bushfire attack levels,
• Knowledge of bushfire impact and building design to mitigate bushfire impact,
• Knowledge
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State-Wide BAL (Bushfire Attack Level) Assessments – Western Australia

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 assessment for a new subdivision.  The trip entailed liaison with the client, a site assessment

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

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 Prone Plannings unique combination of advanced technical skill sets (Method 1 and Method 2 Bushfire

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

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 evaporative coolers BAL-LOW Low