Shasta Trinity Unit – After a wet winter and above–average snowpack, warming temperatures and winds are quickly
drying out the abundant annual grass crop. The increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of dead grass and
hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting CAL FIRE to suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning
within the State Responsibility Area of Shasta and Eastern Trinity Counties. This suspension takes effect at: 8:00 a.m.
Monday, June 17, 2024, and bans all residential outdoor burning of landscape debris such as branches and leaves.
Here are some tips to help prepare homes and property:
• Clear all dead and/or dying vegetation 100 feet from around all structures.
• CAL FIRE recommends removing the vegetation with mowers prior to 10 AM.
• Landscape with fire–resistant plants and non–flammable ground cover.
• Find alternative ways to dispose of landscape debris like chipping or hauling it to a biomass energy or green
waste facility.
References:
https://readyforwildfire.org/prevent-wildfire/
For additional information on how to create Defensible Space, on how to be prepared for wildfires, as well as tips to
prevent wildfires, visit www.readyforwildfire.org
