New land management video spotlights pile burn safety
With a hotter, drier and windier summer forecast, it is crucial that we continue to focus our wildfire campaign on preventing wildfires and increasing our communities’ readiness. A key part of this strategy is helping rural and semi-rural communities prevent a land management fire getting out of control.
A new ‘How to safely burn a pile of vegetation’ video has been developed to show rural and semi-rural communities how they can minimise risk when carrying out pile burns on their property, a common way to get rid of old vegetation before the summer season. The video covers off important advice such as:
- The best way to set up a pile burn
- Size and composition of a pile and distance from flammable objects
- Weather conditions
- What to do after the fire is out
The pile burns video will be promoted to the public in October-November 2023 and February-March 2024.
Thanks to all involved in making this video.
This video is part of our 2023-24 National Wildfire Readiness and Prevention campaign. Find out more about the campaign on the Portal and access campaign resources. If you have any questions about the campaign, get in touch with Kelley.Toy@fireandemergency.nz