Recent winter weather in Grand County means the time is right to start the 2019-20 slash pile burn season.<\/p>\n
Any fire larger than a campfire three feet in diameter requires a Grand County Burn Permit for $20 for individuals and $100 for commercial permits, in which material is brought in from other areas to be burned. The permits only apply to slash on private property, not demolition materials.<\/p>\n
\u201cBurn permits help track and manage the smoke from pile burning throughout the County; allowing burning only during appropriate air quality conditions and limiting the amount of burning that can occur on any given day,\u201d according to a news release from Grand County Natural Resources.<\/p>\n
Allowing residents to burn slash on their own properties helps the county remove potential wildfire fuels. While fire managers make efforts to reduce the smoke, some will be inevitable.<\/p>\n
Grand County Natural Resources also partners with state and federal agencies to coordinate burning. For those operations, a burn plan is created, land managers survey the area and potential risks and must meet air quality standards.<\/p>\n
Burn season starts once there is sufficient, season-long snow on the ground. The season typically runs to April 1 depending on the snowpack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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