No fire permits will be needed from midnight on Monday, February 17 on the Far North Coast with the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) having called an early end to the bushfire danger period.
The bushfire danger period normally runs to March 31.
‘The RFS have the power to vary the date the bushfire danger period ends,’ Group Officer for Far North Coast RFS, Bob Graham, told The Echo.
‘The weather is a good reason to vary it and the decision was taken to stop it early due to the ongoing wet weather.’
The bushfire danger period will end from midnight on Monday, February 17 for Ballina, Byron, Kyogle, Lismore, Richmond Valley, and Tweed local government areas (LGAs). Fire permits will no longer be required in rural areas for the lighting of fire for the purposes of land clearance or land breaks.
Smoke regulations prohibit burning in some areas. Contact your local Council or local fire brigade for further information.
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