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Pile Burning - Standards | Notifications | The Hills Shire Council Regulations **Updated 23 November 2022**
Standards for Pile Burning
The NSW Rural Fire Service and Fire and Rescue NSW developed this document, which details how to safely conduct a pile burn & give due consideration to the effects of the pile burn on the environment. Visit: https://bit.ly/3djtjL8
Notify the NSW RFS of your planned burn
Before you burn, notify us online at https://tinyurl.com/37559ny8 or phone The Hills Fire Control Centre on 9658 9000. Note: 24 hours notice needs to be given to your neighbours.
The Hills Shire Council | Burning Regulations and Pile Burns for Bushfire Fuel Management
Includes information on:
- Recreational and Cooking Fires
- Agricultural Reduction Burning
- Hazard Reduction Burning
- Pile Burning
- Fire Permits
For more information visit: https://tinyurl.com/2p8tzm8n
Neighbourhood Safer Places
Neighbourhood Safer Places are a place of last resort during a bush fire emergency.
They are to be used when all other options in your bush fire survival plan can't be put into action safely.
For your closest NSP visit: http://bit.ly/3asvY3r
Aider Program
The AIDER (Assist Infirm, Disabled and Elderly Residents) program is a free, one-off service which supports some of our most at-risk community members.
AIDER services can include: clearing gutters, thinning vegetation around the home, removing leaf and tree debris, trimming branches from close to the home and mowing or slashing long grass.
For more information visit: https://bit.ly/2ZndVoX