BAL rating have an important message for residents of bushfire-prone areas. Face up to reality of fires! Home owners needed to have their bushfire protection plans in place if defending their properties. Those living in bushfire-prone areas of WA need to accept there is no guarantee a fire truck would reach their homes in emergency. Ask yourself some question. Am I bushfire ready? Am I prepared to act and survive? Does my home comply with the bushfire construction requirements of the Building Code of Australia and with AS3959-2009? Bushfire threatens WA at all times of year. It affects thousands of those who live and work in bushfire-prone areas. All new houses built in bushfire-prone areas need to comply with the updated Australian Standard for the Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas (AS 3959 2009) Choosing your house to meet the Australian Standard offers the greatest level of protection against spreading bushfires. 2016 has just begun but it was already marked by extreme heatwaves and catastrophic bushfire conditions across WA. Now our government are calling on communities and authorities to be prepared. As the population in the bushfire-prone areas increases, so do the risks to our homes. If you are building in a designated bushfire prone area, you are required to undertake a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessment in order to obtain a building permit. How we build and maintain our properties in bushfire-prone areas is the main factor determining what damage occurs. BAL rating offer the best knowledge and expertise in the BAL field. See below the list of our services. 1. Bushfire Attack Level (BAL Level 1) Assessment. •
Standard Bushfire Attack Level assessment for any areas across Western Australia prepared in accordance with the simplified procedure (Method 1) of AS 3959-2009
2. Bushfire Attack Level (BAL Level 2) •
Standard Bushfire Attack Level assessment for any areas across Western Australia prepared in accordance with AS 3959-2009 when the effective slope under the classified vegetation (refer Clause 2.2.5 in AS 3959-2009) is more than 20 degrees’ downslope.
3. Bushfire Management Plans •
Bushfire Management Plans to support residential, industrial and commercial development and subdivision planning. The State Government has publicized a package of improvements to aid protect lives and property against the threat of bushfires through Western Australia.