Patent ID: 7165626

Claim:
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.