Cal Fire will Require Residential Burning Permits After May 1st

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Mendocino Unit will require dooryard
residential burning permits for residential burning within Mendocino County, effective Saturday, May 1″, 2021, at 12:01 a.m.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CAL FIRE Mendocino Unit is asking residents to take
advantage of the following online burn permitting processes.

• CAL FIRE https://burnpermit.fire.ca.gov/. Property Owners can access this website to obtain a burn permit, free of charge. by watching a short educational video and submitting an application. Permits must be printed, signed and on hand while buning. The process provides the necessary information needed to conduct the burn safely, while minimizing the chance for fire escape. Permits are valid for the calendar year in which they are issued and must be reissued annually on or after January 1st of each year.
• Mendocino County Air Management District http://www.co.mendocino.ca.us/aqmd/burning-information.html.

Before you burn, always call Mendocino County Air Management District at (707) 463-4391 to confirm that you have all the required bum permits and to ensure it is a permissive burn day. Burning can only be done on permissive burn days and is prohibited on non-burn days.

Property owners requiring an alternative to the online burn permits can call the CAL FIRE Mendocino Headquarters at (707) 459-7414, from 3 am to 5p.m., Monday through Friday. Staff will take the information over the phone and mail the bum permit, as our administrative offices and stations remain closed to the public during the COVID-19 situation.

The following are burning permit requirements:
For burning debris in small 4-feet x 4-feet piles:

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• Maximum pile size 4 foot in diameter.
• Clear all flammable material and vegetation within 10-feet of the outer edge of pile.
• Keep a water supply close to the burning site.
• An adult should be in attendance with a shovel until the fire is out.
• No burning shall be undertaken unless weather conditions (particularly wind) are such that burning can be considered safe.

No household trash or garbage can be burned outdoors at residences. Dry, natural vegetation, grown on the property can still be burned outdoors in open piles, unless prohibited by local ordinances. Burning can only be done on permissive burn days. Burn permits are only valid on “Permissive Burn Days” as determined by the State Air Resources Board or the local Air Pollution Control District (APCD).

Violations Of Any Burning Permit Terms Are A Violation of State Law (Public Resources Code 4421, 4422, 4423 And 4425)