Planned burning is an important part of fire management. Its objective is to maintain biodiversity and to reduce the risk posed by bushfires to communities, biodiversity, infrastructure and services.
The Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) works with the Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) and Sustainable Timber Tasmania (STT) to deliver the Statewide Fuel Reduction Burning program. Further information on the
Fuel Reduction Program can be found at the TFS website.
The locations of planned and completed burns are updated regularly.
Concerns relating to smoke should be lodged with the
Environment Protection Authority (EPA)
The
TFS has information on bushfires, planned burns and permit fires.
From 1 July 2019 - 30 June 2020 the Parks and Wildlife Fire Management undertook 45 planned burns covering an area of approximately 22 000 hectares.
Proposed planned burns from 1 July 2020 onwards are listed below.
Whether a burn is undertaken is dependent on a broad range of factors including weather and fuel condition, as a result, some burns may not be undertaken.

Date | Location | Total Hectares | Status | Contact Number |
14/11/2020 | Stewarts Bay Tasman Peninsula | 13 | Proposed Soon | 61654053 |
13/11/2020 | D'Entrecasteaux Plains | 461 | Proposed Soon | 61654053 |
13/11/2020 | Demans Cove | 84 | Proposed Soon | 61654053 |
13/11/2020 | Risdon Geilston Bay | 38 | Proposed Soon | 61654053 |
13/11/2020 | Howden | 29 | Proposed Soon | 61654053 |
13/11/2020 | Akaroa | 5 | Proposed Soon | 6777 2179 |
13/11/2020 | Snug Tiers | 102 | Proposed Soon | 61654053 |
13/11/2020 | Blackmans Bay | 14 | Proposed Soon | 61654053 |
13/11/2020 | Lyell Highway | 426 | Proposed Soon | 64643008 |
13/11/2020 | Strahan | 93 | Proposed Soon | 64643008 |
13/11/2020 | Arthur River | 61 | Proposed Soon | 64643008 |
13/11/2020 | Arthur River | 606 | Proposed Soon | 64643008 |
13/11/2020 | Arthur River | 684 | Proposed Soon | 64643008 |
13/11/2020 | Arthur River | 166 | Proposed Soon | 64643008 |
13/11/2020 | Rocky Cape | 73 | Proposed Soon | 64643008 |
13/11/2020 | King Island | 49 | Proposed Soon | 64643008 |
13/11/2020 | King Island | 143 | Proposed Soon | 64643008 |
13/11/2020 | Akaroa | 4 | Proposed Soon | 6777 2179 |
13/11/2020 | Lefroy | 315 | Proposed Soon | 6777 2179 |
7/08/2020 | Arthur River | 8 | Partially Complete | 64643008 |
2/11/2020 | Southwest | 572 | Partially Complete | 61654053 |
7/08/2020 | Zeehan | 1400 | Complete | 64643008 |
15/09/2020 | Zeehan | 1259 | Complete | 64643008 |
23/09/2020 | Zeehan | 156 | Complete | 64643008 |
23/09/2020 | Rosebery | 22 | Complete | 64643008 |
9/10/2020 | Murchison | 199 | Complete | 64643008 |
9/10/2020 | Cradle | 293 | Complete | 64643008 |
9/10/2020 | Southwest | 538 | Complete | 61654053 |
16/10/2020 | Cradle | 29 | Complete | 64643008 |
16/10/2020 | Southwest | 57 | Complete | 6165 4053 |
16/10/2020 | Southwest | 68 | Complete | 6165 4053 |
16/10/2020 | Lake St Clair | 93 | Complete | 64643008 |
20/10/2020 | Savage River | 418 | Complete | 64643008 |
26/10/2020 | Coles Bay | 1 | Complete | 6777 2179 |
27/10/2020 | Wellington Park | 93 | Complete | 61654053 |
2/11/2020 | Pieman Heads | 1868 | Complete | 64643008 |
4/11/2020 | Mount Nelson | 8 | Complete | 61654053 |
9/11/2020 | Bridport | 6 | Complete | 6777 2179 |
9/11/2020 | Bridport | 9 | Complete | 6777 2179 |
9/11/2020 | Bridport | 8 | Complete | 6777 2179 |
16/11/2020 | Cradle | 178 | Complete | 64643008 |
19/11/2020 | Lulworth | 65 | Complete | 6777 2179 |
3/12/2020 | Pipers River | 169 | Complete | 6777 2179 |
7/12/2020 | Southwest | 281 | Complete | 61653008 |
7/12/2020 | Pelham | 164 | Complete | 61654053 |