RESTRICTED BURN HOURS
San Andreas
– Effective Monday, May 6, 2013 at 8:00 AM, the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE) will restrict burn hours
within State Responsibility Areas of Tuolumne County, Calaveras County,
Eastern Stanislaus County and Eastern San Joaquin County.
When
burn hour restrictions are in effect, outdoor burning is permitted only
between 7:00 PM and 8:00 AM with a valid burn permit on permissive burn
days. The cooler temperatures and higher
humidities during evening hours provides safer conditions for burning
the vegetation created when working on your 100 feet of defensible space
around homes and other buildings. You may burn only clean, dry
vegetation in a pile no larger than 4 feet by 4 feet.
Though burning may occur throughout the night you must remain in attendance until the fire is extinguished. Conditions will be monitored daily and if the dry hot weather pattern continues suspension
of all outdoor burning will go into effect.
Unit
Chief Josh White reminds property owners of their responsibility to
check burn day status by calling the Air Pollution Control District with
jurisdiction over their area.
Calaveras County: 209/754-6600
Tuolumne County: 209/533-5598
San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties: 877/429-2876
