Western Australia Bushfire Prone Area Additions Designated December 2025

13 December 2025 designations by the Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner highlight new additions to bush fire prone areas in Western Australia. This dataset supersedes the 2024 versions and indicates areas where additional planning and building requirements apply from 13 April 2026. It is intended for use with the companion OBRM-024 dataset showing all designated areas.

Use Cases

• Identify new Bush Fire Prone Areas for enhanced land-use planning and development regulation enforcement.
• Analyze spatial changes in designated fire-prone zones between the 2024 and 2025 OBRM datasets.
• Support risk assessment for property development by mapping areas subject to new building requirements effective April 2026.

Strengths

• Authoritative source from the Office of Bushfire Risk Management and the FES Commissioner.
• Explicit designation date of 13 December 2025 and effective date for regulations of 13 April 2026.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoJSON, SHP, and Geopackage for interoperability.

Limitations

• Spatial geometry and attribute columns are unknown, limiting detailed feature analysis.
• Dataset size and record count are unspecified.
• Requires conjunction with the separate OBRM-024 dataset for a complete view of all designated areas.

Provenance

Source

Office of Bushfire Risk Management, Department of Fire and Emergency Services (Western Australia).

Collection Method

Designated by the Fire and Emergency Services (FES) Commissioner.

Time Range

Designated on 13 December 2025, with requirements effective from 13 April 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 24 March 2026.

Geography

Western Australia, Australia.