1.
The Air Quality Advisory must be “GREEN”. Find
out the day’s advisory by calling 541-882-BURN (2876).
2.
Only residential yard waste, such as tree
limbs, brush, and leaves may be burned.
3.
All burning must occur between 8:00 am and 5:00
pm and be fully extinguished by 5:00 pm.
4.
No plastic, rubber, tar, petroleum products,
treated or painted wood may be burned.
5.
The use of Burn Barrels is prohibited.
6.
The burning of commercial, construction,
demolition or industrial waste is not included in this burn window. Burning for these purposes requires a special
permit from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality; contact Bonnie
Hough at the DEQ office in Bend at (541) 633-2016.
7.
Agricultural burning inside the Air Quality Zone
is prohibited without a certificate of variance.
Fire District requirements for public safety are:
1. The wind must be between 4 to 10 mph. For wind speed call 883-8127.
2. There must be a pressurized water hose at the fire site at all times.
3. A responsible adult must be present at the fire from the first flame
until the fire is extinguished.
4. The burn pile shall be no larger than 6 feet in diameter and 4 feet
high.
5. There must be a six-foot clear area surrounding the base of the pile
and the pile must be at least 20 feet from combustible fences and buildings.
6. The person conducting any burning is responsible for damage and the
cost of an out of control burn as well as traffic problems and other hazards
caused by the smoke.
The Open Burning Window may be cancelled at any
time due to Air Quality or Fire Hazard conditions.
Check with your local Fire District or the City
of Klamath Falls (inside the city limits) for additional restrictions.
Klamath County Fire District #1
885-2056
Klamath County Fire District 4 884-1670
Klamath County Environmental Health 883-1122 City of Klamath Falls Code Enforcement 883-5358
Thank you for realizing that Klamath Falls is just finding out about the internet! It has been so hard trying to figure out when we can burn. We call the burn number every day but half the time they get cut off halfway through the message, or just don't mention anything about burning in the AQZ at all.
ReplyDeleteMaybe something you can point out to the officials is that they restrict burning from 8am-5pm, however the air quality index is updated at noon every day. This doesn't work! How are we supposed to be sure it will be OK for us to burn all day? We can't be sure!
Thanks so much again, you're making things much easier already!