Determine the bushfire risk level of your site — and ensure your building plans comply with AS 3959 construction standards. STA offers Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessments across Queensland, helping you meet council requirements and avoid costly delays. We provide desktop assessments up to BAL 29 only. For higher ratings, we’ll refer you to a trusted specialist.
BAL assessments can be ordered directly alongside your soil test or foundation design — and are carried out by our qualified internal team using a nationally recognised method.
Find out more in our detailed article on BAL Assessments.
BAL assessments are often required by councils when a site is located near bushland, vegetation corridors, or within mapped bushfire-prone zones. These reports help determine the level of fire exposure and the corresponding construction standards needed to reduce risk.
You may require a BAL assessment:
Including a BAL assessment early in the process helps prevent approval delays and enables smarter design decisions from the outset.
Our desktop BAL assessment service (up to BAL 29) includes:
Avoid project delays with early-stage bushfire assessments, integrated into your soil test or foundation design workflow.
Know where you stand — we’ll guide you forward or refer you to a bushfire consultant if your site rates higher than BAL 29.
Assessments conducted by qualified professionals using CSIRO methodology, and accepted by certifiers across Queensland.
STA is a one-stop engineer with a service range that delivers three key advantages:
Pre-planning your engineering needs means you won’t have to keep re-booking an engineer when you need a particular service. It creates efficiencies that cut service times and save you money by pulling together the services you’ll need, at a lower overall price.
With all your engineering done by a single organisation, your consultants tap into a deeper knowledge of the site and the project, which leads to high quality outcomes, with more opportunities for innovative solutions.
While STA always takes legal responsibility for its engineering designs, an up-front engineering services package makes it easier to trust our work with a strong mutual commitment, and reduced risk of potential interruption or delay.
