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Total Fire Ban
Posted on 5 January 2012The Southern Rural Fire Committee as Fire Authority for Southern Rural Fire District gives notice to the public that a Total Fire Ban (Prohibited Fire Season) will be imposed across all land within Southern Rural Fire District from 08.00 am Thursday 5 January 2012 until further notice.
Total fire ban over Southland Rural Fire District
Posted on 5 January 2012A total fire ban for all of Southland and parts of the Clutha District covered by the Southern Rural Fire Authority will be in place from 8am today (Thursday 5 January). The ban means that no one can light any fires in the open and also suspends all existing fire permits. Principal rural fire officer Mike Grant said people with large piles of debris still burning should put these out immediately. "The only exception to the ban is for gas barbecues and cookers in properly constructed containers and in safe areas," Mr Grant said.
Restricted Fire Season
Posted on 9 December 2011The Southern Rural Fire Committee as Fire Authority for Southern Rural Fire District gives notice to the public that a Restricted Fire Season will be imposed across all land within Southern Rural Fire District (Zones A and B), including towns, from 8.00 am Saturday 10 December 2011 until further notice.
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