Burn Permit Information
06/26/2010
Burning Permits Are Suspended
As of Monday, June 28, 2010 at 8:00 AM, The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE),
Tuolumne/Calaveras Unit, will suspend all burning permits within State Responsibility Areas of Tuolumne County, Calaveras County, Eastern Stanislaus County and Eastern San Joaquin County.
Permits will again become valid after the burn suspension has been lifted, this could be as late as October or November 2010.
Camp fires will be allowed in designated campgrounds with permission of the jurisdictional authority.
2010 Burn Complaint Information
The Calaveras Air Pollution Control District will be the agency responsible for handling citizen complaints of violators. This will include maintaining weekend and after hour answering machines at their business office. All phone in complaints received by the offices of EPFD or CAL FIRE (CDF) will be directed to call the Calaveras APCD office. EPFD & CAL FIRE (CDF) response will not be initiated unless there is a fire safety issue.
During the period of time when burn permits are required, there will be a fire service response due to the violation of the terms of the burn permit.
The business number for the Calaveras Air Pollution District is 754-6504.
Contact CAL FIRE, Arnold CAL FIRE Station, or the Ebbetts Pass Fire District Stations #1 and #3, for a burn permit for the 2010 burn season.
Contact the Calaveras County Burn Day Information number (754-6600) for current burn day status. information, and restrictions.
Burn hours are officially 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., unless otherwise specified.
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