Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 11/13/2007 10:45 AM
Updated by: thepinetree on 11/14/2007 06:37 AM
Expires: 01/01/2012 12:00 AM
Burn Suspension Lifted
San Andreas, CA... Effective 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 13, 2007, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF/Cal Fire) will lift the suspension of burning on private lands within the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit. This includes the counties of Calaveras, Tuolumne, and those eastern portions of San Joaquin and Stanislaus that are within the State Responsibility Area. Burning will be allowed, with a valid permit, with open hours on permissive burn days/nights, as established by the Air Pollution Control District in each county....
Before doing any burning, you must obtain a valid permit from the fire protection agency having jurisdiction over your area, and check the current burn status by calling your county’s Air Pollution Control District. Burning permits will be required through the close of the 2007 Fire Season which is planned for December 3, 2007, in the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit. You must follow the terms of your permit. Never burn during high winds. Limit burn piles to four feet in diameter. Remove all flammable material and vegetation from the area within 10 feet of the outer edge of the pile. A responsible person must be in attendance with a shovel and water until the fire is completely out.
Burn only clean, dry vegetative material. Do not burn household or commercial trash, tires, plastic or other garbage. Avoid burning piles of pine needles, which smolder and often spread dense smoke over entire neighborhoods. Leave pine needles on the ground for erosion control over the winter or burn them with other dry vegetation.
Fire season is still in effect, and the potential for damaging fire remains. Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit Chief Mike Noonan adds this caution when burning outdoors. “Even though the danger is much less, a fire can still escape. It is critical that the person conducting the burn keep close watch on the fire at all times. If the fire gets away, that person can be held liable for the damage and suppression costs.”
A burn permit is required annually from the Air Pollution Control Districts in some areas. Check
with the local Air Pollution Control Districts for “permissive burn nights” by phoning your local APCD office. Pre-recorded information for each county is available at the following phone numbers;
APCD – Calaveras County (209) 754-6600 Stanislaus – 1-877-429-2876
APCD – Tuolumne County (209) 533-5598 San Joaquin – 1-800-281-7003
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