Fire Permit Status:
Friday, 9 July 2010 - Permits can be issued currently for periods of up to one month, until further notice.
Report smoke
If you see any smoke rising in a rural area while driving around the Coromandel Peninsula, please call 111. If the fire is permitted, the operator may already know and that’s fine - but if not, your call may save some of our valuable forest areas and maybe even someone’s life!
To report a fire, call 111.
For rural areas - a few tips
- Keep the grass green, mown, or grazed around your home
- Ensure that your property is easily identified
- Keep a hose connected (one that can reach round the house)
- Ensure that your driveway has at least 4 metres clearance (both width and height) and adequate turn round area for large vehicles
- Ensure that water supplies are accessible and clearly marked
- Ensure easy access to water supplies and make sure they are signposted
- Live in a safety zone by ensuring any dead or flammable plants and trees are removed and replaced with low flammable species
- Store firewood and other flammable materials away from the house
- Isolate flammable liquids
- Maintain machinery and equipment in safe working order
- Dispose of ash safely in a metal container and use approved incinerators
- Install multipurpose dry powder extinguishers in the house and outbuildings
Exessive smoke or smells
Excessive smoke or smells may result in action being taken under the Resource Management Act.
Fire Restrictions/Bans
The lighting of any fire during a total fire ban may result in prosecution and/or the property owner facing costs to extinguish the fire.
Escape Plan
All householders are encouraged to develop their own escape plans, in the event of a fire in the home.
Should you require information, contact the New Zealand Fire Service.
For more information regarding any matters relating to Fire Safety and or Fire Prevention, contact us on 07 868 0200 or email us at customerservices@tcdc.govt.nz.