EAST SIDE FIRE DISTRICT

As of August 14, 2026, the burn status is at: VERY HIGH

🔥 Burn Notice Update 🔥

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BURNING CLOSED (Now–Oct 20). No burning is allowed at all.

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At this time, BURNING IS CLOSED due to current fire restrictions and fire levels at VERY HIGH. This includes NO CAMPFIRES.

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Our area is also currently in Stage 2 Fire Restrictions. Stage 2 Fire Restrictions include the following restrictions: 

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PROHIBITED: 

• Open burning including campfires, stove fires, recreational fires and Chimineas.

• Smoking except within an enclosed vehicle, building, designated recreation site or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is cleared of all flammable materials and vegetation.

• Operating motorized vehicles off designated roads and trails in accordance with existing travel management plans for non-commercial purposes including ATVs, UTVs, and pickups.

· The following acts are prohibited from 1:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.

 (A patrol is required for one hour following cessation of all work as described in a, b, and c below.)

 a.  Operating a chainsaw or other equipment powered by an internal combustion engine for felling, bucking, skidding, processing, log loading and hauling, road building and woodcutting or any other activity employing the use of an internal combustion engine or off-road activity associated with industrial operations or fire wood  gathering.

b. Blasting, welding, or other activities that generate flame or flammable material.

c. Using an explosive.

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  ALLOWED:  

• ·Fires fueled solely by LPG including propane campfires as long as the area around the LPG campfire is cleared of flammable material, down to mineral soil.

• Use of charcoal or propane BBQ on their own private land.

• Persons conducting activities in those designated areas where the activity is specifically authorized by written posted notice.

• Any federal, state or local office of an organized rescue or firefighting force in the performance of an official duty (i.e. back burning or backfiring)

 

Allowed with special permit: 

• Persons with a written permit by the AHJ that specifically authorizes the otherwise prohibited act.

 

Please contact your local fire jurisdiction if you have any questions. ​If you would like more information, please don't hesitate to call us at the office M-F 8-noon.

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​Be safe and always have water close by!