Rules for Agricultural Burn
- Permittee is responsible for conducting the burn, which must be constantly and physically attended to with appropriate and adequate equipment available and ready for immediate use for the size of the burn being conducted.
- Only burn time allowed is 1 hour after sunrise and must be extinguished 1 hour before sunset.
- Except as provided below in paragraph 4, at no time is burning allowed on a Red Flag Day, burn ban day or when there is a fire danger rating of high, very high or extreme as determined by the PRFD. Permittee must check and be aware of local weather reports and fire dangers.
- The burning restrictions in paragraph 3 above do not apply if the PRFD provides specific approval for irrigation ditches located within and completely surrounded by irrigated farm land where such burning is necessary for crop survival.
- Before and after any fire the permit holder must call the Pueblo County Controlled Burn Notification Center at 583-2876 and leave a message as to the address of the burn and phone number in the event of weather or condition changes.
- This permit is issued pursuant to Pueblo County Ordinance NO. 2017-24, Section 4 and Pueblo County Ordinance No. 2017-25. Ordinance No. 2017-25 contains provisions which allows for criminal charges and fines to be pursued by the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office. Copies of the Ordinances referenced above are available from PRFD.
- This permit only addresses the Pueblo County Ordinances cited above. State statutes or regulations may define agricultural burn in a different manner. Permittee is responsible for obtaining any additional permits and/or clearances from any other fire control office, state agency or other official.
- An agricultural burn is the use of fire to clear land of existing native vegetation or crop residue ro kill weeds and weed seeds on farms or ranches at least 5 acres in size if in a A-2 zone or 35 acres if in A-1 zone and used for farming or ranching. Farming or ranching means cultivating land, producing crops and/or keeping livestock, fowl or other non-domestic animals; this does not include feedlot or dog kennels.
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The Pueblo Rural Fire Protection District ("PRFD") takes no liability, responsibility or obligation and states that the signed permit has informed PRFD of your intent to have this burn and to conduct it in a responsible way as not to lose control or inhibit any neighbor or other property.
RULES FOR RESIDENTIAL OPEN BURN
- Permittee is responsible for conducting the burn, which must be constantly and physically attended to with appropriate and adequate extinguishing equipment available and ready for immediate use for the size of the burn being conducted. If no extinguishing source is available, then burning will not be allowed. This permit does not relieve Permittee from payment for any damages caused by the fire.
- Only burn time allowed is 1 hour after sunrise and must be extinguished 1 hour before sunset. Exceptions are for cooking, small fire pits used for pleasure, or small religious/ceremonial fire pits. Large bonfires must be inspected by the PRFD.
- Permittee must conduct any burn a minimum of 30 - 50 feet away from any structure or other combustible material, including evergreen trees, bushes and neighbor's property.
- At no time is burning allowed on a Red Flag Day, burn ban day or when there is a Fire Danger Rating of high, very high or extreme as determined by the PRFD. Permittee must check and be aware of local weather reports and fire dangers.
- Before and after any fire the permit holder must call 583-2876 and leave a message as to the address of the burn and phone number in the event of weather or condition changes.
- Only yard clean up items, such as small tree limbs, leaves or weeds may be burned. DO NOT BURN LARGE TREE STUMPS, GRASS CLIPPINGS, GARBAGE OR ANY OTHER HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS, TIRES, PLASTICS, CHEMICALS, HOUSHOLD FURNITURE OR ANY OTHER MAN-MADE PRODUCTS.
- Burning in barrels or incinerators is not allowed.
- Violations will be enforced in accordance with the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code and the International Fire Code adopted by Pueblo County and Pueblo County Ordinance No. 2017-25, which provide for criminal charges and fines.
- This permit may be revoked or suspended at any time if the PRFD determines that any of the above mentioned requirements have not been followed, or if it is determined that fire or smoke conditions constitute a health risk, or a hazardous or potentially hazardous situation or condition.
- Permittee is responsible for obtaining any additional permits and/or clearances from any other fire control office, state agency or other official.
IF FOR ANY REASON THE FIRE GROWS TOO LARGE OR GETS OUT OF YOUR CONTROL DIAL 911
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