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Banning of Debris Burning Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties, How Long Till Amador County Conforms? |
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Friday, 01 June 2007 |
 This Monday morning, debris
burning in Tuolumne and
Calaveras counties will be banned and that means the Amador El Dorado Unit will
not be far behind. The announcement comes on the heels of increased fire
activity in the foothills, including a 111-acre wildfire last week in San
Andreas and a small grass fire Tuesday in the Sonora area. "It does seem
that conditions are more severe earlier this year than past years," said CalFire
Tuolumne Calaveras PreFire Division Chief Steven Hollett, Cal Fire, announced
Wednesday that burn permits will be suspended starting 8 a.m. Monday. Tollet
adds that "Experience
has shown that suspending debris burns is an effective way of preventing
wildfire escapes, especially as California enters a period of hotter and drier
weather," he said. Beginning Monday, people wishing to burn debris
on their property will be prohibited from doing so unless they can prove that
their burn must be completed for health or safety reasons, fire officials say.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 28 August 2009 )
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