Fire Season
Slashing and machinery on hot days and Total Fire Ban days
Slashers, mulchers and brushcutters can start fires. Why work stops or shifts on high fire danger days, and what that means for your booking.
A slasher blade hitting a rock throws sparks. Hot exhausts sit right over dry grass. A lot of summer grass fires start from machinery doing exactly the work meant to prevent them.
Total Fire Ban days
CFA publishes activity-specific restrictions and conditions for Total Fire Ban days. Those legal rules are separate from our operating policy: Ironbark does not work on Total Fire Ban days. Other unsafe conditions may also mean postponement. Do not treat equipment compliance as proof a planned cut is safe.
High fire danger days
Even without a ban, hot, dry or windy conditions can make machinery work unsafe. An early start and fire equipment do not remove that risk. Check the current activity restrictions, the forecast and the actual site before starting, and stop if conditions are unsafe.
What it means for your job
• Get slashing and firebreaks done before the grass cures, usually spring into early summer.
• Expect summer bookings to move if a ban or bad forecast lands on the day.
• We check the fire danger rating before starting and won't run machines when it isn't safe.
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