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Burning Permits are required
within the Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District Out Door Burning will Close at Sun-down June 2, 2013
Burning Requirements 1. Prior to burning, call 541-548-4815 for current burning restrictions. (For example open, closed, burning until noon, etc.) 2. Burning shall be restricted to cleared areas 40 feet away from any building and 20 feet away from trees. 3. Clear burnable material 10 feet from around the base of the burn pile, burn pit or burn barrel 4. Burn early in the morning while temperatures are low and humidity is high, whenever possible. 5. Do not burn in high winds. 6. Fires shall be attended until all free burning material has been extinguished. 7. One shovel and water (5 gallons or charged hose line) must be available at burn site. 8. Burning is allowed during daylight hours only, however, fire pits, stumps, and burn barrels may be allowed to smolder after dark (no new material may be added until daylight.) 9. The fire chief or his designee may, at their discretion, open or close burning and otherwise alter the burning requirements as deemed necessary. Call 541-548-4815 for current burning restrictions, prior to burning.
commercial, agricultural, and industrial burn permits: Such burning is
prohibited unless, in addition to any to any permit issued by the Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District, a permit is
obtained from the appropriate forest protection agency.
Enforcement: ,In accordance with provisions of ors478.990(2)and (3) violations of ors 478.960(1)
and (4) are misdemeanor violations which carry their own citation schedule. Deschutes County ordinance applicable.
NOTE: If the fire burns out of control do not hesitate to request assistance. CALL 911.This permit
does not relieve the permitee from responsibility for fire damage, is subject to cancellation without notice, and is
valid only at location of permitted burning indicated above. Permitee shall determine each day before burning whether such
burning is permitted. Burning information is available 24 hours a day by calling 541-548-4815 To protect air quality, DEQ has the the authority, under state law, to prohibit open burning anywhere in the state on a day-to-day basis. State air quality rules which govern open burning are found in Oregon Administrative Rules, Chapter 340, Division23. It is against the law to conduct any open burning that:
MATERIALS THAT CAN NOT BE BURNED
(includes burning tires to start an approved agricultural waste fire)
In or near cities of greater than 4,000 in population the DEQ prohibits open burning of waste from commercial establishments, construction and demolition activity, and land clearing. |
