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TOTAL FIRE BAN
Total Fire Ban – 2011/12 Fire Season
The Kaikoura District Council as Rural Fire Authority gives notice to the public that pursuant to Section 21 and 22 of the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977 a TOTAL FIRE BAN comes into force at 8.00 am on Wednesday 14 of December 2011 over the complete Kaikoura District
All fire permits already issued are suspended immediately.
Special fire permits pursuant to Section 24 of the Act will only be issued in extraordinary circumstances.
NO FIRES MAY BE LIT IN THE OPEN AIR WITHIN THE KAIKOURA DISTRICT INCLUDING BOTH URBAN AND RURAL AREAS.
Incinerators, steel drum fires, braziers, fireworks and solid fuel barbecues are all included in the total fire ban.
Gas barbecues are not included in the prohibition.
The prohibition applies to the whole Kaikoura District.
This fire ban will remain in force until further notice.
Don Clark
PRINCIPAL RURAL FIRE OFFICER
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