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Fire safety burn permits no longer required this
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November 3, 2015 |
Effective Monday, November 2, State of Idaho
fire managers no longer are requiring fire
safety burn permits for burning operations
outside city limits until next year.
Earlier this month the Idaho Department of Lands
(IDL) extended “closed fire season” – the period
under law during which a fire safety burn permit
is required for burning operations outside city
limits – until further notice because of
continued fire danger.
Enough rain has fallen across the state in
recent weeks, especially in northern Idaho, so
IDL will lifted the extension Monday, no longer
requiring the fire safety burn permit until the
spring, when closed fire season starts again on
May 10.
However, people still should check with the
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality,
tribal reservations if applicable, and local
fire departments before burning for potential
burning limitations and required permits.
Closed fire season begins May 10 and usually
extends through October 20 every year. Idaho law
(38-115) requires any person living outside city
limits anywhere in Idaho who plans to burn
anything – including crop residue burning and
excluding recreational campfires – during closed
fire season to obtain a fire safety burn permit.
Information on fire safety burn
permits--(for when they are required)
The fire safety burn permit system informs fire
managers where burning activities are occurring,
reducing the number of false runs to fires and
saving firefighting resources for instances in
which they are truly needed. It also enables
fire managers to respond more quickly to fires
that escape, potentially reducing the liability
of the burner if their fire escapes.
Fire safety burn permits can be obtained online
at
http://www.burnpermits.idaho.gov or in
person at IDL offices statewide. The fire safety
burn permit is free of charge and good for 10
days after it is issued. Permits issued through
the self service web site are available seven
days a week, issued immediately, and valid
immediately. |
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