Fire Permit Application

Important information about this application Please note that simply applying for a rural fire permit does not mean that it is approved A Rural Fire Officer will consider your application and may decline your application or specify additional conditions before approval You will need to allow 3 working days for this before expecting a reply

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Step 1 Location of fire

Search for the address or town of where the fire will be lit and choose from one of the returned results Please check the address is correct in the fields below and drag the marker in the map above to the exact location on your property where the fire will be lit If you know your Rapid no please enter it below

Map Coordinates of Fire LAT LNG Address Number Street name RAPID No City Region Post Code Country Zone Status

Step 2 Your Details

Applicants Full Name title first names surname Day phone Night phone Mobile phone Address of the proposed burn site Postal address same as proposed burn site or enter postal address Permit Delivery Collect Email Post Email if email delivery Collection Point if collect Please click on the date boxes below and select from the available date shown as green boxes Your zone is currently allowing permits up to a certain number of days from today Permit required from Permit required until

Step 3 Information about the fire

Fire Size select rough fire size estimate Type of Fire materials to be burned select all that apply Bonfire Recreation or Fireworks Brazier Camp Fire or Cooking Fire Cut Gorse or Scrub Hangi Hotworks welding or grinding or cutting Incinerator with Chicken WireMesh Garden or Household Rubbish Logging Cutover Road Burning Maintenance Rubbish or Demolition or Scrap Timber Shelter or Orchard TrimmingsBranches Standing Gorse or Scrub Other specify Supporting ImagePhotograph

Questions

Will you be the person responsible for the fire Is the marker shown at the approximate location where the fire will be lit Are you burning dry material only Will you have water or suppression equipmenttools available Is the fire site in a cleared or fire breaked area Is the fire further away than 5 meters from any structure or vegetation Is the fire size less than 25 square meters eg 5m x 5m Is the fire size less than one hectare eg 100m x 100m Is the fire site more than 1 kilometre from commercial forestry

Notes

Burn Site Location Notes Add any extra notes that will help identify where the fire site will be

Important information Please read before applying

Standard Conditions

These are the standard conditions that apply to ALL Pumicelands RFA fire permits unless approved otherwise in writing by a PRFA Rural Fire Officer

Wind No fire is to be lit if strong wind or other conditions are likely to cause the fire to escape

Nearby Hazards No fire is to be lit within five meters of any part of a building fence tree hedge shelterbelt or any other combustible material Hotworks welding cutting or grinding must be done on bare earth sites

Containing the Fire Water andor toolsequipment must be available at the fire site and be immediately ready to operate to contain the fire

Patrolling No fire is to be left unattended while burning It is the responsibility of the permit holder to ensure that the fire is checkedpatrolled until it is completely out Hotworks in any commercial forest must be patrolled for at least an hour afterwards

Smoke This permit is not a resource consent to discharge smoke or other contaminants into the air it does not exempt you from any obligations under section 15 of the Resource Management Act 1991 or council bylaws for which you may be prosecuted If smoke from the fire is likely to create a smoke hazard the fire must not be lit You must not burn green vegetation tyres plastics foam products waste oil etc that create smoke and odor nuisances

Night Fires Fires are not to be lit at night between the official hours of sunset and sunrise except where this is specifically stated as being allowed in the permits special conditions

Larger Fires If the fire involves land clearing andor burning cutover or standing scrub andor is larger than 25 square meters the site must have been inspected by a Rural Fire Officer The permit holder must obtain a weather forecast before lighting the fire The fire is not to be lit if strong winds or winds from an unapproved direction are forecast Before lighting neighbours and the local NZ Fire Service must be notified Public liability insurance of at least 250000 is advised

Prohibitions This permit is suspended if there is a prohibition or order against the lighting of fires in the open air at the location specified in this permit Immediately before lighting a fire the permit holder must make reasonable efforts to confirm that no prohibition or order is currently in force

Other Important Information

There is no cost to obtain a fire permit A permit may take up to three working days to issue Permits will only be issued during normal business hours Monday to Friday 8am5pm public holidays excluded No application will be treated as urgent

An inspection may be required A Pumicelands representative or Rural Fire Officer may contact you to clarify your request and may need to inspect the fire location before a permit can be issued A Prescribed Burning Plan may be required for larger fires

To be valid a permit MUST be signed by the permit holder and must be in their possession before the fire is lit and produced when requested by Police or a Fire Officer Permits may be suspended if extreme fire danger develops Permits may also be revoked at any time without prior warning

It is a legal requirement to obtain a valid fire permit before lighting any fire in the open air during a Restricted or Prohibited Fire season

An approved DOC campfire where a fire permit is not required means a fire lit on Department of Conservation land where specified conditions apply The fire is for the purposes of camping picnicking cooking comfort or warmth When it is not a Prohibited Fire Season Total Fire Ban due to high fire danger When there are no signs or notices prohibiting the lighting of fires or restricting when and where fires may be lit When there is no combustible material within three meters of the fire When the fire does not exceed one square meter in size

When you light a fire you assume all liabilities that may arise from it If your fire escapes DIAL 111 I confirm that I have read and agree to the important information above