CAL FIRE NEWS RELEASE

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY & FIRE PROTECTION

LASSEN-MODOC-PLUMAS UNIT

Release Date: June 27, 2009
Contact Information: Leah Sandberg
Contact Number: (530) 310-2226


BURN BAN IN EFFECT JULY 1, 2009

Susanville – With peak fire season approaching and the weather getting hotter and dryer, CAL FIRE announces all dooryard burn permits within Lassen, Modoc and Plumas Counties will be SUSPENDED effective midnight June 30, 2009 (July 1, 2009). The dooryard burning suspension (Burn Ban) will continue until formally cancelled by CAL FIRE.

Dooryard burn permits will not be issued and dooryard burning is not allowed during this period of time. Agricultural vegetation control burns are still authorized with special permits issued from CAL FIRE and Air Quality.

Each year CAL FIRE responds to nearly 1,600 fires started by Californians using equipment the wrong way. Whether working to create a defensible space around your home, just mowing the lawn, or pulling your dirt bike over to the side of the road, if you live in a wildland area you need to use all equipment responsibly. Lawn mowers, weedeaters, chain saws, grinders, welders, tractors, and trimmers can all spark a wildland fire. Do your part, the right way, to keep your community fire safe.

For tips on how to use equipment the “Right Way”, visit the CAL FIRE website at www.fire.ca.gov.