NT I always remember a NI friend of mine from the college saying that the IC usually had to ask permission to put the fire out!
It kinda was Golden but on the night it was a bit more of trying to identify a sober and responsible looking person who would listen to reason when you try to explain that people's property, especially dwellings, are at risk. But most certainly a lot of work has been done and continues on the lead up to the silly season where fire officers engage with the various community leaders to try to bring some form of sanity to the situation. It has worked in many places but also not in many places. But it is essentially the protection of property from the effects of a bonfire by consent.