Land managers around the Manawatū and Rangitikei are being asked to talk with Fire and Emergency as they start making their burn-off plans.
Principal rural fire officer Bradley Shanks says alerting Fire and Emergency about a planned burn benefits everyone.
"While we are proud of our working relationships with most land managers, we are keen to help educate those who haven't managed many burn-offs before.
"We'd like land managers to talk to us early on in their burn preparations.
"We have the expertise and experience to help with picking the right days to burn and planning where and how they burn on their land.