Fire Prevention
Fire Hazard Reduction
Fire Danger Season Dates
District: Flinders
Start Date: 16 October 2023
End Date: 15 April 2024
Fire danger seasons are subject to change please visit www.cfs.sa.gov.au or contact the CFS Hotline on 1300 362 361 for more information. To find out what you can and cannot do during this time please visit the CFS What Can I do/ What Can't I Do?
Permit Information
Sections 79 and 80 of the Fire and Emergency Services Act, 2005 and Regulations 33 - 46, permit the use of specified types of fires and activities. They include fires used for cooking and personal comfort, gas fired appliances for cooking purposes or electric welding equipment and gas fires used for other purposes, provided they are lit in accordance with the conditions that apply to their use.
All Other Fire Require a Permit:
There are two types of permits that can be issued by an Authorised Officer:
- Ninth Schedule permits may be issued for fires or activities on days during the Fire Danger Season that are not Total Fire Ban days.
- Tenth Schedule permits may be issued for fires or activities on days that are Total Fire Bans.
Applying for a Permit:
Contact your closest Authorised Permit Officer below or Council's Fire Prevention Officer Tammy Bastian 0439 871 247.
You can apply to an Authorised Officer for permit either personally, by mail, email, over the telephone or via radio. The Authorised Officer will assess your permit application prior to issuing a Permit.
Permit Officers in Region 4:
Appila | |
Paul Wurst | 8663 5014 / 0409 678 552 |
Kym Harvie | 0428 586 032 |
Booleroo Centre | |
Todd Orrock | 0428 672 223 |
Melrose | |
Phil Nottle Ken Walter | 0427 662 042 0428 662 140 |
Port Germein | |
Chris Pole | 0429 345 291 |
Wilmington | |
Geoffrey Hitch | 8667 5204 / 0427 675 204 |
Wirrabara | |
Greg Pech | 0427 565 517 |
Mambray Creek | |
Russel Martin | 0488 977 343 |
The Authorised Officer is required to assess the permit application to ensure that:
- he/she is satisfied that the lighting and maintaining of the fire is, in all circumstances of the case, justified; and
- that adequate precautions will be taken to prevent the spread of fire.
Once satisfied the Authorised Officer will issue you a permit and inform you of a permit number and will subsequently send you a copy of the permit. The conditions that must be complied with are included in the permit.
To discover more please visit www.cfs.sa.gov.au