Planned burns

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.