Northland wildfires

Application for fire permit in Northland

In planning and organising your Fire Permit needs, please allow 10 working days before you intend to light your fire in order to complete the processing of your permit application, arrange site inspection and final permit issuance if/as appropriate. You may be requested to provide a photograph of the site or a property location map. Generally, basic permits will be issued within 2-3 days dependent on staff availability and the complexity of the particular fire situation being dealt with.

Please provide the following information:

To expedite your application, please let us know if you held a fire permit in the past.
Is this your first application for a fire permit?
Fire permit No. and name of Fire Officer
APPLICATION
Full name of the person lighting and responsible for the fire:
Physical address:
Mailing address:
Telephone daytime:
Telephone a/h:
Cell phone:
Fax:
Best time of day to contact you:
Email:
Location of fire - physical address (If possible, also provide map grid references)
Directions to proposed location of fire:
Legal land description:
Would you be able to provide a photograph of the site if required?
Is your burn site ready for inspection?
Best time for a DOC Fire Officer to visit the proposed burn site and speak with the person lighting and responsible for the fire:
Proposed date of fire and time of day:
Describe the vegetation, terrain and land features around the proposed fire site.
Within 10m of the fire site:
Further than 10m from the fire site:
What are you proposing to burn?
Size, area and total number of burn sites or piles involved:
Type of vegetation or material to be burnt:
What type and size firebreak have you established between the burn site and surrounding vegetation and buildings?
General information about the nature and purpose of the fire (e.g. land clearing, incinerator fire, etc.):
What fire fighting tools will be on site during the proposed burn?
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Find out more

Publications

Social Fire Research reports on the SCION website
Fire management publications

Learn more

Check the current fire status in your area (NZNRFA website) What to do if you see or are caught in a wildfire

Listen to the Northland wildfires radio ads produced by the Northland Regional Rural Fire Committee, ad 1 (MP3, 493K), ad 2 (MP3, 493K), ad 3, MP3, 489K)

NZ Fire Service website

NZ National Rural Fire Authority website

Contacts

Kerry Hillard
National Fire Coordinator
Department of Conservation
Private Bag 11010
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Phone +64 6 350 9716
Fax +64 6 350 9701
Conservation for prosperity. Tiakina te taiao, kia puawai