Backyard burning in Ruhenstroth in fall 2021.
Photo by Kurt Hildebrand.
The spring 2024 seasonal open burning period for the East Fork Fire Protection District begins Saturday and continues through May 19.
“The district has identified the need to open a spring burn season to assist homeowners with the clean-up of natural vegetative debris and the maintenance of defensible and survivable space,” said East Fork Fire Marshal Amy Ray.
The district requires anyone participating in seasonal open burning to have a current authorization to conduct seasonal open burning information sheet with them and at the burn site prior to and during operations.
Residents must call the burn line phone number, located on the document, each day. This recording will advise whether it is a permissive burn day or not. If it is not a permissive burn day, no burning of any kind is allowed.
Residents shall ensure that the date of the permissive day corresponds to the date they wish to burn. This is an informational recording only, the caller may not leave a message. The general seasonal open burn line recording will be changed daily. Burning may start as early as 7 a.m. and go as late as 3 p.m. with all fires completely extinguished by 3:30 p.m.
East Fork will monitor all burning, including site investigations as required, to ensure residents are conducting operations within regulations.
“Strict enforcement of the required burning regulations will take place, including the issuance of written stop orders and citations for violators of the seasonal open burn regulations,” Ray said.
Seasonal open burning documents will be available at any fire station within the East Fork Fire Protection District, at the East Fork Fire Protection District’s administrative office located at 1694 County Road. In addition, residents may visit www.eastforkfire.org to download the regulations.
For additional information, contact the district at 775-782-9040.
