Hamilton City Council will look at creating a by-law to control 'nuisance' fires and implement fire bans in urban areas during dry summer months.
Currently no one, including the New Zealand Fire Service (NZFS), can legally put out fires in the city which are not causing harm or pose immediate danger unless there is a by-law.
Hamilton is the only city in New Zealand without a by-law to control fires after choosing to remove it in 2007, a decision which has been labelled a "mistake".
New Zealand Fire Service Risk Management Officer Peter Hallett said during the summer calls do increase about vegetation fires and there is a need to have the means to put out fires when need be.
"We had one this year that took out three or four acres that came from a small fire. We had all of the city's resources there."