Our guideline

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This guideline applies only where continuous monitoring of landfill gas concentrations has been instituted following recognition by local Environmental Protection Agencies (EPAs) and government that a risk to public health and safety from landfill gas exists. Fire authorities will respond to other calls for assistance relating to suspected gas leak or accumulation in accordance with existing agency Standard Operating Procedures or Guidelines.

Discussion paper

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This discussion paper proposes a national guideline for responding to and treatment of incidents involving gases that have migrated from landfill sites. This is based on learnings from the Brookland Greens Estate incident in Victoria in 2008, when landfill gases infiltrated a nearby subdivision provoking a large scale emergency response. The agreement of a national guideline based on lessons learned from that incident will allow fire services to deal with any future such incidents on the foundation of agreed best practice.