Land area greater than 2,024m²

Bare earth Firebreaks of not less than three (3) metres in width must be constructed inside the boundary or 3 metres outside the boundary. Where there is a road free of flammable material, applications can be made annually to the Chief Fire Control Officer for exemption.

Rural Land(Surrounding Buildings/Haystacks/Fuel Dumps)

At least 20 metres wide and not more than 100 metres from the perimeter of all buildings and/or haystacks or groups of
buildings and/or fuel dumps so as to completely surround them or so as to effectively surround the buildings, haystacks and/or fuel dumps which may be combined with strategic breaks e.g. roads, clear ground etc, with an effective cleared width of 20 metres.

Burning of Chaff Heaps

In respect of land owned or occupied by you, on which is situated any fuel dump, in addition to the requirements in previous paragraphs you shall remove all flammable
materials or material likely to become flammable during summer from land occupied by bulk storage tanks and/or drums used for storage of liquid fuel whether the bulk storage tanks and/or drums contain liquid fuel or not. This includes the land on which ramps for holding the drums are constructed. The flammable material free ground must be maintained to a distance of at least 3 metres outside the perimeter of any drum, stack of drums or drum ramp or bulk storage tank.