LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Cal Fire’s Sonoma Lake Napa Unit would like to remind residents to please use caution while conducting debris burning this winter and urges residents to be aware of the weather – particularly wind – before conducting their debris burning.

Residents of Sonoma, Lake, Napa, Colusa, Yolo and Solano counties can expect to see smoke in the air regularly, as their neighbors and Cal Fire prepare for the 2019 fire season.

Safe residential pile burning of forest residue by landowners is a crucial tool in reducing fire hazards, said Cal Fire Sonoma Lake Napa Unit Chief Shana Jones.

Jones said residents are responsible for making sure all guidelines and regulations from your local air quality management districts are followed.

Debris burning requirements include:

• Only dry, natural vegetative material such as leaves, pine needles and tree trimmings may be burned.
• The burning of trash, painted wood or other debris is not allowed.
• Do not burn on windy days.
• Piles should be no larger than four feet in diameter and in height. You can add to pile as it burns down.
• Clear a 10-foot line down to bare soil around your piles.
• Have a shovel and a water source nearby.
• An adult is required to be in attendance of the fire at all times.

Individuals are asked to use caution and follow all guidelines and maintain control of the fire at all times.

Residents must verify it is a permissive burn day prior to burning.

Call the Lake County Air Quality Management District at 707-263-7000.

Other regional fires districts are as follows:

• Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District: 707-565-2876.
• Colusa County Air Pollution Control District: 530-458-0581.
• Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District: 530-757-3660.
• Bay Area Air Quality (for Napa and southern Sonoma County): 415-749-5000.

For more information, visit the Cal Fire Web site at http://www.readyforwildfire.org/Debris-Burning/.