"If it's a controlled fire for religious purposes, no threat to safety, we move on," he said.

The division plans to plant grasses and to set controlled fires to speed the restoration.

Normally, the authorities set controlled fires in the winter so there is less fuel during the summer.

Unfortunately, there have been a number of times where these so called controlled fires end up being an uncontrolled fire.

The earliest confirmed use of controlled fire, dating back a million years, took place at Swartkrans.

Firefighters were hesitant, too, not knowing the benefits of controlled fires and lacking experience with them.

Evidence within Wonderwerk cave has been called the oldest controlled fire.

If she is truly their child, she will do more than run with controlled fire and give herself to the Olympian dream.

Yet limited controlled fires do not necessarily reduce the overall fire hazards.

In recent years, the administration has shifted the emphasis to include controlled fires and preventive clearing.