NSW Rural Fire Service's MIA District is warning landholders to be aware of their responsibilities around fires as around 1.3 million hectares destroyed by fire around the state.
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Acting district manager Inspector Jason Wall said the district would issue two fines for illegal burns after they were investigated.
Inspector Wall said landholders were responsible for fires on their property, and could face liability if the fires left their property.
He said volunteers had been called to a number of fires which shouldn't have been lit recently, which was not only dangerous but meant rural fire brigades had to attend.
"They're volunteers and many of them are on their harvester harvesting or have to leave their employers," Inspector Wall said.
Whether it was for a day or a week, Inspector Wall said there was often a high cost when volunteers left to help.
"It puts more pressure on a brigade's response for members," he said.
"We'll always respond but it's much harder when we have continual callouts for unnecessary fires."
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Inspector Wall said outside of a total fire ban, people who held fire permits could only use them after 4pm and fires had to be extinguished by midnight.
"If you see an unattended fire before 4pm on weekdays, it's not meant to be there."
All fires can be reported to Triple Zero (000).
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