Report breaking news, traffic or weather to our News Hotline (209) 532-6397. Sign up for our Breaking News Alerts and the Daily Newsletters by clicking here. Anyone not able to use the online service is asked to call the headquarters office for assistance at 209-754-383, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. Kilgore encourages the public to “use this time wisely” and complete debris burning prior to that date. However, burn permits are not required until May 1st.”īurning is only allowed on permissive burn days. Kilgore adds, “The burn permit website is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Residents, property managers, and homeowners may burn more than a 4-ft high by 4-ft square pile of allowable combustibles from the premises during burn hours on a burn day after first obtaining a burn permit from local municipal fire agency or online from Cal Fire. As permits are only valid for two years, those with a previously issued permit should check the expiration date. Once the permit is signed, it will be valid, according to Kilgore. “They’ll be asked to watch a short three-minute video about fire safety and then they can fill out an online application,” states CAL Fire spokesperson Emily Kilgore, who continues, “Just print it and sign it all from the comfort of their homes.” The CAL Fire Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit will transition to an online residential yard burn permit website to provide for minimal contact between staff and the public. On private lands you must also have written permission from the landowner for campfire use.San Andreas, CA – Come May 1st burn permits will only be available online to comply with Governor Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 “Stay at Home” order. Visit CalFire for Details Campfire Permitsĭesigned for use on federally controlled lands including those falling under the US Forest Service, National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management, and private lands that are the property of another person. However, homeowners should always check with their local CAL FIRE station and local air quality management agency before burning. Visit APCD for Details CAL FIRE Burn Permit Information.ĭuring certain times of the year, when fire danger is high, residential debris burning of dead vegetation is unsafe. A public agency clearing vegetation to maintain roads or ditches.Burning more than two acres of vegetation.The Air Pollution Control District (APCD) regulates and monitors both residential and commercial burning, as well as burning on public lands within the county. The Air Pollution Control District (APCD) Andrew Murphy, Assistant Chief CALFire TCU "The #1 cause of fires in Tuolumne and Calavaras County's are people not following the burn permit rules" An adult is required to be in attendance of the fire at all times. Departments D to L Fire Burning Burning Effective June 26, 2023, CAL FIRE/Butte County Fire Department will suspend all permits for Residential Dooryard Burning.Have a shovel and a water source nearby.
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The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection in conjunction with Placer County Fire offer free residential chipping. Piles shall be no larger than four feet in diameter and in height. These include composting, shredding of leaves or pine needles, or chipping.The burning of trash, painted wood or other debris is not allowed.Only dry, natural vegetative material such as leaves, pine needles and tree trimmings may be burned.In addition adhere to the folowing guidelines when burning: Before you plan to burn call the Air Polution Control District at 20 for details as to if it is a Permisive Burn Day.
A burn permit is required to conduct residential debris burning which may be obtained by using the folowing link: We will NOT be issuing burn permits through the station until the Covid-19 threat winds down.īurning is allowed on Permisive Burn Days as established by the Air Polution Control District.
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