DATE: April 11, 2015

 

The 2015 Spring Open Burn Window for the Air Quality Zone began Saturday April 4^th and ends Sunday April 19th    Check www.klamathair.org for further information. Call each day to make sure it is a green day prior to burning.                                                        

                             

THE AQ ADVISORY FROM NOON today Saturday April 11, 2015 TO NOON, Sunday April 12, 2015 IS GREEN.  

 

The Green Advisory Call means:

 

WITHIN THE AQ ZONE, ALL WOODSTOVES, PELLET STOVES AND FIREPLACES MAY BE  USED FROM Noon Saturday April 11th to NOON Sunday April 12^th.

 

Ø  OUTSIDE THE AQ ZONE, ALL WOODSTOVES, PELLET STOVES AND FIREPLACES MAY BE USED.

 

1.     OUTDOOR OR OPEN BURNING ALLOWED INSIDE THE AIR QUALITY ZONE. The 2015 Spring Open Burn Window began Saturday April 4, 2015 and will end Sunday April 19, 2015. Fire District requirements for public safety are: The wind must be between 4 to 10 mph. For wind speed call 883-8127.

 

Ø  OUTDOOR OR OPEN BURNING IS ALLOWED OUTSIDE THE AIR QUALITY ZONE, do not burn trash.

 

  

ONLY USE SEASONED DRY WOOD IN YOUR WOODSTOVES.

 

For a map of the Air Quality Zone and other information, CONSULT OUR WEBSITE AT then

http://www.klamathcounty.org/ click on Environmental Health.

 

If you have Air Quality questions or have a question about an exemption to use your woodstove on Red or Yellow Advisory Days CALL US @ 883-5118.

 

 

            As allowed by the Klamath County Air Quality Ordinance, the 2015 Spring Open Burn Window within the Klamath County Air Quality Zone will start on Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. and will end Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 7:00 pm.

 

Public Health requirements for clean air are:

1.       The Air Quality Advisory must be “GREEN”. Find out the daily 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 trash, 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:

2.       The wind must be between 4 to 10 mph. For wind speed call 883-8127.

3.       There must be a pressurized water hose at the fire site at all times.

4.       A responsible adult must be present at the fire from the first flame until the fire is extinguished.

5.       The burn pile shall be no larger than 6 feet in diameter and 4 feet high.

6.       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.

7.       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 Burn 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