Larger open fires will be banned in the Southeast Fire Centre as of next Thursday at noon.
The agency said the prohibition on Category 3 fires is being put in place to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. The ban will remain in place until end of October unless it’s cancelled sooner.
This prohibition does not include Category 1 campfires or Category 2 open fires.
A Category 3 open fire is a fire that burns:
• Material in three or more piles at once, each not exceeding two metres high and 3 metres wide.
• Material in one or more piles, each exceeding two high and thre metres wide.
• One or more windrows each not exceeding 200 metres long or 15 metres wide.
• Stubble or grass over an area exceeding 0.2 hectares.
In addition to Category 3 open fires, air curtain burners and carbonizers will also be prohibited.
