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Conditional Permit to Burn issued by City

Fire Restrictions in Latrobe City will be lifted from 1am Monday 12 April, and as a result, Latrobe City Council has issued a conditional ‘Permit to Burn’ to take effect from Tuesday 13 April.

By Latrobe City Council - 8th April 2004 - Back to News

The conditional permit will allow residents in Rural and Rural Living zones to clean up properties by burning off leaves, branches and garden refuse collected over the summer period. However, the permit excludes all Urban areas and other planning zones.

The conditional Permit to Burn is valid within the municipality until Sunday 31 October 2004 unless revoked, on all days other than those declared a Total Fire Ban.

Latrobe City’s Municipal Fire Prevention Officer, Lance King, said that conditions apply to the Permit to Burn in order to help ensure that any burn-offs are carried out in a safe and orderly manner.

"There must be adequate water on the site of the burn-off, which can be used in case there is an emergency; and a minimum fire break of two metres must be cleared around the area that is to be burnt," Mr King said.

"In order to ensure the safety of small children and teenagers an adult must be in attendance at burn-offs at all times.

"Residents living in all other Planning Zone areas are required to apply for a Permit to Burn from Latrobe City Council," Mr King said.

"No permits will be issued for urban areas at any time. This means that no fires can be lit in the open air in the urban areas of Traralgon, Morwell, Moe, Yallourn North, Boolarra, Yinnar, Toongabbie, Churchill, Newborough, Glengarry and Tyers; and incinerators cannot be constructed, erected, installed or used on any property in the municipality," Mr King explained.

"Fires for cooking or heating purposes are permitted however, provided that the fire is fully contained in a proper fireplace or trench that is at least 30 centimetres deep. An area of three metres around and above the fire must be cleared of any flammable material, the fire should be no larger than one square metre, and wind speed should be less than 10 kilometres-per-hour," Mr King added.

Mr King said that residents needed to take extra care whilst conducting burn-offs this season as conditions were still dry due to the general lack of rainfall across the state.

"Residents are advised to conduct burn-offs late in the afternoon so that moisture content in the atmosphere will decrease the risk of fires spreading out of designated burning areas," Mr King advised.

Source: www.gippsland.com

Published by: news@gippsland.com

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