BURN HOUR RESTRICTIONS LIFTED
San Andreas – Effective
8:00 AM, Saturday, November 10, 2012, the California Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) announces restriction on burn
hours will be lifted on permissive burn days 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. Lifting the burn hour restrictions also applies to
lands within the Direct Protection Area (DPA) of the Stanislaus
National Forest.
Burn permits are required,
which means pile size is still restricted to four foot by four foot.
Even with the cooler weather and forecasted rain 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.
Tuolumne-Calaveras
Unit Chief Brian Kirk adds “Open hours burning on permissive burn days
allows home owners to burn debris created while working on 100 feet of
defensible space. As we head into the fall season and permissive burn
days increase watch your local weather and do not burn or plan to burn
on high, gusty windy days.”
It
is the landowner’s responsibility to check with the local Air Pollution
Control District for permissive days by calling the local APCD office.
Pre-recorded information for each county is available at the following
phone numbers:
APCD – Calaveras County (209) 754-6600
APCD – Tuolumne County (209) 533-5598
San Joaquin – 1-877-429-2876
Stanislaus NF--DPA Burn Day Information (209) 532-5601
