An increase in private hazard reduction burns in recent weeks has urged the Tasmania Fire Service to announce a fire permit period from Friday.

This means anyone who wishes to light a fire to burn vegetation or wood waste in the open environment from that day will be required to obtain a free fire permit from the TFS.

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This rule wll be in place until the end of the bushfire season.

People who wish to light fires for cooking or barbecues, for campfires, or to burn garden waste in their backyards will not need a permit.

TFS chief officer Chris Arnol said an increase in escaped burns had prompted the service to put in place bushfire protection contingencies.

"Although we have had significant rainfall over recent months, around much of the state there is thick, dry vegetation ready to burn," he said.

"It's time to put the appropriate protections in place for people wishing to burn on their property."

Mr Arnol said the recent rain has precipitated sudden grass growth which could encourage fast-moving grass fires once they started.

He said the state's bushfire outlook indicated there would be three or four significant fires this season.

"The science is telling us we need to be concerned about the Fingal Valley, the Derwant Valley, and the North-East," he said.

"But we are finding on the West Coast that we have having difficulty containing fires."

The state's Parks and Wildlife Service on Friday will introduce campfire restrictions at various places around the state at various times.

Information on these restrictions can be found at www.parks.tas.gov.au.

Fines of up to $8600 can be imposed on people found to have not complied with the restrictions.

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