Friday afternoon 'last big test' as Gingin fires expected to burn for days We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Friday afternoon 'last big test' as Gingin fires expected to burn for days Normal text size Advertisement A bushfire that has been burning for six days already north of Perth is likely to burn for another five days with Friday afternoon to be the “last big test”, the incident controller has said. The Department of Fire and Emergency Services’ Sven Andersen said Gingin residents were now being allowed back to homes in Seaview Park and Ocean Farms Estate, where the fire came within 1 kilometre of homes before firefighters beat it back.