{"id":91956,"date":"2019-12-05T22:35:58","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T06:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=91956"},"modified":"2019-12-05T22:38:52","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T06:38:52","slug":"open-burn-permits-not-required-in-cal-fire-tcu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=91956","title":{"rendered":"Open Burn Season Starts December 6th, Permits Not Required in Cal Fire TCU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>San Andreas, CA&#8230;On Friday, December 6, 2019 at 8 a.m. CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit (TCU) will lift the burn permit requirement for Calaveras, Tuolumne, and the Eastern portions of San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties, within the State Responsibility Area.  CAL FIRE burn permits will NOT be required and burn hours are not restricted. Open burning is allowed on \u201cPermissive Burn Days\u201d as established by the Air Pollution Control District in each county. In Calaveras County, burning on property five acres or more in size requires a permit from the Air Pollution Control District. In Tuolumne County, burning on property two acres or more in size requires a permit from the Air Pollution Control District.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/calfiretcu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/calfiretcu.jpg 320w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/calfiretcu-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/calfiretcu-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/calfiretcu-30x30.jpg 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>TCU would like to remind residents that creating and maintaining 100 feet of defensible space is essential for increasing your home\u2019s chance of surviving a wildfire. Fall and winter are perfect times to create vertical and horizontal spacing between grass, shrubs, and trees. Please trim trees to keep branches a minimum of 10 feet from other trees.<\/p>\n<p>Safety Tips:<br \/>\n\u2022 Remain in attendance of your fire, until it is cool to the touch.<br \/>\n\u2022 Make sure there is a water source nearby.<br \/>\n\u2022 DO NOT burn on days forecasted to have high or gusty winds.<br \/>\nAs always, before you burn, ensure it is a permissive burn day by contacting:<br \/>\nCalaveras County: (209) 754-6600<br \/>\nTuolumne County: (209) 533-5598<br \/>\nSan Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties: (877) 429-2876<\/p>\n<p>For more information you may call your nearest CAL FIRE Station or visit our web site at www.fire.ca.gov and www.ReadyForWildfire.org<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: @CALFIRETCU and on Facebook @CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Andreas, CA&#8230;On Friday, December 6, 2019 at 8 a.m. CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit (TCU) will lift the burn permit requirement for Calaveras, Tuolumne, and the Eastern portions of San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties, within the State Responsibility Area. CAL FIRE burn permits will NOT be required and burn hours are not restricted. 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