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Fire season has ended but regulations for burning still exist
F ire S e a s o n o ffic ia lly e n d e d
o f F o re s try is s u e s th is p e rm it.
in g b u rn in g o f la n d c le a rin g d e
in O c to b e r. N o w b u rn in g is re g
T h e b u rn in g o f lo g g in g s la s h re
b ris
u la te d o n a d a y -to -d a y b a s is b y
la te d
m anagem ent
s p e c ia l p e rm its , th is is n o t c o v
n e c e s s a ry
w hen
a fire ), p la s tic , w e t g a rb a g e , p e
lo c a l fire d is tric ts a n d th e O re
a c t iv it ie s , w h e th e r in la rg e o r
e re d u n d e r th e ty p ic a l h o u s e
in tro d u c in g fire in to th e e n v iro n
tro le u m a n d p e tro le u m -tre a te d
gon
s m a ll
h o ld “ b a c k y a rd d e b ris b u rn in g ”
m e n t, e v e n o u ts id e th e ty p ic a l
m a te ria ls , a s b e s to s , w ire in s u
p e rm it.
s u m m e r fire s e a s o n . “C itiz e n s
la tio n , a u to m o b ile p a rts , a n im a l
o fte n
d r y in g
o r v e g e ta b le fo o d w a s te , a n i
D e p a rtm e n t o f
P e rm its
a re
re q u ire d
F o re s try .
to
fo re s t
q u a n titie s ,
is
p e rm itte d
or
lo g g in g
s la s h
re q u ire
fo r m o re in fo rm a tio n )
w h e re in O re g o n ; ru b b e r p r o d
It's im p o rta n t to a p p ly a ll th e
p r e c a u tio n s
u cts, tire s (in c lu d in g u s e to s ta rt
fo r a n y
o n ly th ro u g h th e O re g o n D e
o p e n b u rn in g w ith in C o lu m b ia
p a rtm e n t o f F o re s try . W h e n o b
C o u n ty . T h e b u rn in g o f d o m e s
ta in in g
de
H e le n s a n d C o lu m b ia C ity h a v e
c o n d itio n s o u ts id e o f fire s e a
m a l re m a in s , a s p h a lt o r in d u s
tic w a s te a n d y a rd d e b ris re
s c rib e th e ty p e o f b u rn in g y o u ’ll
d e s ig n a te d p e rio d s d u rin g th e
s o n ,” s a y s
U n it
tria l w a s te , o r a n y o th e r m a te ri
q u ire s a v a lid p e rm it fro m y o u r
b e c o n d u c tin g to e n s u re o b ta in
fa ll a n d s p rin g w h e n d o m e s tic -
F o re s te r w ith th e D e p a rtm e n t
al th a t c re a te s d e n s e s m o k e o r
lo c a l fire d is tric t. If o u ts id e a ru
in g th e c o rre c t in fo rm a tio n a n d
b a c k y a rd o p e n
o f F o re stry. “ B e a w a re o f th e
n o x io u s o d o rs .
ra l fire d is tric t, th e D e p a rtm e n t
p ro p e r p e rm it. T h o s e c o n d u c t
lo w e d . (N o te : C o n ta c t C R F & R
a
p e rm it,
c le a rly
In a d d itio n , th e c itie s o f St.
b u rn in g
is a l
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fin e
S im e k ,
fu e ls
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rem oved from the property of ori
p e rm its
gin unless that person receives a
h a v e b a s ic a n d re a s o n a b le p re
D E Q perm it (perm its will generally
c a u tio n s th a t m u s t b e fo llo w e d
only be issued for e m e rgency situ
w h e n c o n d u c tin g a n y b u rn . A l
ations). In other w ords, residents
w a y s c h e c k to s e e if b u rn in g is
cann ot bring construction o r d e m
a llo w e d , e s ta b lis h an a d e q u a te
olition debris, cardboard, p ap er o r
fire b re a k a ro u n d th e p e rim e te r
any oth e r m aterials that are legal
o f th e b u rn , h a v e a p p ro p ria te
to bum onto their property fro m a
to o ls a n d w a te r su p p ly, a n d a t
n e ig h b o r’s property, a w o rk site o r
te n d to th e fire a t a ll tim e s u n til
any oth e r property and bu m them .
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S im e k .
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F ire
o g n D e p a rtm e n t o f F o re s try s e t
(C & D ) a n d c o m m e rc ia l b u rn in g .
c o n d itio n s
In m o s t c a s e s , s u c h b u rn in g is
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re g u la tio n s
at
any
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tim e ,
by
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