Learn Before You Burn

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Learn Before You Burn

• Debris Burning Rules
• and Regulations

Plumas County
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Permits

• Permissive Burn Day status MUST be determined
  before ANY burning is attemptedcall local number
• Quincy 283-3602 - Greenville
  284-6520 - Chester 258-2588
• Portola 832-4528 - Vinton/Chilcoot 994-3561
• Dooryard Permits for residential piles are for
  4 diameter debris piles
• Larger piles, industrial or agricultural burning
  need
• special burn permit (issued by CALFIRE) and
• Air Quality Management District (Air Quality)
  permit

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Debris Burning

• Burning Season
• Dooryard Burning Permits required May 1st to
  June 30th. (Dates may change due to weather)
• May has no hourly restriction, June hours of
  burning are 5 am to 11 am (Plumas County)
  providing its a permissible burn day (State air
  quality regulations)
• Burn BAN July 1st to Nov 1st but may vary due to
  current fire danger conditions
• No permit required after bur ban is lifted until
  May providing its a permissive burn day

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Debris Burning

• Debrisnatural materialpine needles, twigs,
  branches, leaves
• Prohibited Materials--garbage, treated/painted
  lumber, plywood, tires, paint ...
• Terms of PermitCA State Law!
• Max 4 diameter, (permit avail. for larger piles)
• 10 feet clearance
• Adult in attendanceextinguish if you leave
• Water supply on sitecharged garden hose
• Weather conditions make burning safe (Wind is
  huge factor on escapes)

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B U R N P E R M I T
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Debris Burning--Escapes

• Most common person-caused wildfire in Plumas
  County is an escaped debris burn
• May 2007Clifton Fire, 66 ac., threatened homes,
  owner liable for large suppression bill
• Follow terms of permit, always
• Safest Burning conditionsburn covered pile
  during rain or snow

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Debris Burning

• Prohibited Activities
• Burning w/o permit (when needed)
• Violation of permit requirements
• Failure to be in attendance or extinguishing the
  fire
• Burning on a no burn day
• Use of a burn barrel, unless authorized

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Alternatives to Burning

• Green Waste Disposal Sites
• Haul debrisburn collectively, co-gen plant
  produces electricity
• PortolaIntermountain Disposal _at_ landfill, fee
• QuincySierra Pacific Industries, no fee
• WestwoodMt. Lassen Powerno fee except for
  building material
• Chipping/Shreddingreduces fire risk due to its
  composition, keeps nutrients on site, contractors
  available
• Compostingnutrients stay on site, reduces smoke
  pollution, best with leaves, difficult with
  needles/branches

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Burn Permits Suspended July 1st (or earlier due
to fire danger)
No open burning will be allowed until
significant rains occur. Keep your piles dry by
covering them with plastic just before the rain
is forecast this fall.
For updated info on burning call Plumas National
Forest Supervisors Office- 159 Lawrence Street
Quincy Ca. - 283-2050 Mt. Hough Ranger District
Office- 39696 State Highway 70, Quincy Ca.
-283-0555 Greenville Work Center- 122 Hot Springs
Road Greenville, Ca. - 284-7126 Beckwourth Ranger
District Office- Mohawk Road, Blairsden Ca. -
836-2575 Almanor Ranger District Office- Highway
36 Chester, CA. 258-2141 Cal Fire Westwood
Fire Station 3rd and Greenwood, Westwood, Ca.
256-3203
Plumas County