Fire season began Monday, according to the California Department
of Forestry and Fire Protection, meaning all burn permits are
suspended.
Fire departments respond to fire season by hiring seasonal
firefighters, increasing dispatch levels and operating fire
response facilities around the clock.
2008 fire season began Monday
Fire season began Monday, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, meaning all burn permits are suspended.
Fire departments respond to fire season by hiring seasonal firefighters, increasing dispatch levels and operating fire response facilities around the clock.
Agriculture, land management, fire training and other industrial-type burning may proceed if a CAL FIRE official inspects the burn site and issues a special permit. Campfires will be allowed in designated campgrounds or in established facilities on private property, with permission of the jurisdictional authority.
Experience has shown that suspending open burning is an effective way to prevent fires from escaping, especially with the onset of the summer season of hotter and drier weather, fire officials said. Temperatures are forecasted to reach nearly 100 degrees this week.
Last year alone, 10 people were killed, hundreds of thousands of people evacuated, more than 518,000 acres of land burned and more than 3,000 homes and other buildings destroyed by California wildfires.
CAL FIRE recommends several safety tips to prevent wildfires:
â– use lawn mowers, weed eaters, chain saws, etc. before 10 a.m. when vegetation still retains some of the previous night’s moisture.
â– only use lawn mowers for lawns, not dry vegetation.
â– have an escape plan ready for you, your pets and your valuables in case an approaching wildfire requires you to evacuate your home.
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