Fire prevention fence

A fire prevention apparatus comprising:

• a fence arrangement arranged to surround an area to be protected;
• the fence arrangement including a plurality of posts upstanding from the ground and an upstanding fencing material connected between the posts;
• a sprinkler system incorporated on the fence arrangement;
• a water supply arranged to provide water to the sprinkler system;
• a control arrangement arranged for controlling the flow of water to the sprinkler system;
• a supply tank containing a herbicide and an injector for adding the herbicide to the water to be sprayed;
• the control arrangement being arranged in a first mode of operation to provide pressure to the sprinkler system using said supply tank and injector to supply the herbicide to the sprinkler system;
• the sprinkler system being arranged in the first mode for regularly spraying an area along at least one side of the fence to a position spaced from the fence with the herbicide to control vegetation and underbrush along said at least one side of the fence;
• a sensor for detecting heat adjacent the fencing arrangement;
• the control arrangement being arranged in a second mode of operation, to provide pressure to the system when heat is detected by the sensors;
• the sprinkler system being arranged in the second mode such that the sprinkler system applies water to the area to suppress an approaching fire.