California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Amador-El Dorado Unit

CONTACT: Teri Mizuhara, Fire Prevention Specialist II, 530.708.2724
RELEASE DATE: October 22, 2012

Burn Restrictions Lifted in AEU
 

Camino - On Tuesday October 23rd, at 8 am, the Amador-El Dorado Unit (AEU) of CAL FIRE will rescind the burn restrictions due to the current and expected weather pattern which will allow homeowners to properly burn their debris piles that have accumulated over the summer. Unit Chief Kelly Keenan cautions "if the weather does a 180° turn and it heats up and dries out the vegetation, we could end up suspending burn permits again."

Door-yard burn permits, aka Residential Landscape Debris burn permits (LE-62A's), will still be required until the end of fire season has been declared but burn permits can be obtained for FREE at most of your local fire stations. Daily the Amador-El Dorado Unit of CAL FIRE will determine "burn/no burn day status", so please make sure you call the burn information line immediately prior to burning.
 

• Amador County (209) 223-6246	• El Dorado County (530) 621-5897
• Sacramento County (916) 874-4800	• Alpine County (760) 872-8211

 
Safety Tips for Burning:
 
Make sure your pile(s) are no larger than four feet by four feet in size,
Scrape a ten foot wide ring around each debris pile down to bare dirt,
Have a shovel and water supply (charged hose) close by to use in the event your fire escapes from the pile,
Make sure an adult is in attendance until the pile is completely extinguished.

For additional information on burning safely, defensible space and other fire and life safety topics, please visit the CAL FIRE website at www.fire.ca.gov. Thank you.

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