Burning license suspension at 5 counties now in force in northern California

Is the subject of an investigation. Well, Cal Fire says that we have reached this point of the fire season when it is long, safer, safer, safer. Debris burn on your property. And that is why the agency suspends the burning permits for certain counties. Melanie Wingo of Kcra 3 now joins us with the reasons why the burn prohibitions come into force at the moment. Melanie. GOOD MORNING. Yes, quite simply, the conditions we see at this stage of the year are not sure for these burns. YEAH. Earlier in the season, there is a useful tool for getting rid of many debris on the property that could cause fires. But right now, it’s just too dangerous. According to Cal Fire. So take a look. The burning permit suspension comes into force and is in force now. Since about midnight, Cal Fire says that he has made the decision to stop allowing debris to burn because we see warming temperatures. We also note dry winds and abundant annual growth. Just many large herbs there. According to Cal Fire. And these are the factors that quickly increase the danger of fires in the region. The burning permit suspension therefore applies to the following counties, the counties of Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, Sacramento and San Joaquin. The suspension came into force, as I mentioned, after midnight, and prohibits all the residential open -air burns of landscape debris. Things like branches, garden waste, lots of leaves, everything you could have had on your property in recent weeks. But just because these burning permits are suspended, this does not mean that your efforts to keep this defensible space around your home should stop. Cal Fire says that it is a good idea to clean all the dead or dying vegetation of at least 100 feet around all the structures of your property. Landscape with fire -resistant plants or non -flammable soil cover and eliminate landscape debris by warming it or transporting it in a biomass or green waste installation. And back here live. Just because these burning permits are now suspended, that does not mean that you cannot have a campfire if you do so, whether in a campsite or on your property. And to find out more about how you can get a camp fire permit, did you know that you need to have a license to have a campfire, even on your own property? YOU MAKE. According to Cal Fire. Just visit ready for wildfire.org and you can find the place on this website where you can get a burning permit. Or I should say a campfire permit. If you want to use a campfire at some point during the rest of the summer season. Mike and Brandi. Yes, there are a lot of good reminders there. Melanie, because we know how these forest fires can take off and the devastation they can cause. Thank you very much for this live report. And of course, as we do, the cutting edge season of forest fires, we want to remind all of our viewers that we have a forest guide at the moment on kcra.com. All you have to do is remove your phone, scan the QR code on your screen. It has an interactive card that follows incidents that have been used so far this season. There is also a list of resources on how you can register for these emergency alerts. Again, all of this incredibly important