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Slash Piles & Burn Barrels

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Check with your local fire department for burn barrel & slash pile regulations and permits.

Clear all combustible materials and vegetation within 10 feet of the burn barrel.

Place a metal mesh screen (spark arrester) over the top of the burn barrel. The openings should be 1/2 inch or smaller.

Small holes cut in the sides of the barrel near the bottom will create a draft that will cause the fire to burn hotter with less smoke.

Place your burn barrel on concrete blocks and drill some small holes in the bottom to allow rainwater to drain.

Don't start your fire unless you are prepared to stay with it until it is completely out.

It's okay to burn natural vegetation, grass, leaves, needles, garden waste, shrub and tree trimmings, BUT it is illegal to burn agricultural waste, and household waste (can it be recycled?).

It is not okay to burn plastics, rubber, paint, fiberglass, petroleum products, and treated wood or lumber.

Keep your burn piles small; 4 to 5 feet in diameter and height.

High and narrow piles are safer and more efficient than low and wide burn piles.

Burn covered piles during wet weather only, but be sure to remove plastic covers.

Keep burn piles clean. Dirty piles burn less efficiently and produce more smoke.