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Wildfire protection partners provide new public tool to prevent escaped debris burns
Nearby neighborhoods may allow burning—Sunriver does not, so please check before you burn.
site or app, residents are asked
to enter their address.
They will be immediately
informed whether burning is
allowed for their location. If
burning is allowed, they will
receive instructions or options
for local regulations that must
be followed, like registering a
burn or filing for a permit.
“We’re hoping that a central
resource for all Oregonians
will take the guesswork out
of who regulates burns, and
what the process might be for
an allowed burn, for residents
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aged to use the new statewide
Before You Burn website or
mobile application prior to
lighting any debris, whether it
is small pile or in a burn barrel.
Before You Burn provides
Oregonians simple, clear guidance on burning regulations
and prevention measures for
their specific location.
The public can sign up for
free by either downloading the
Before You Burn app (available
in both the Apple and Android
stores) or visiting the beforeyouburn.net website. Once on the
types of burning activities.
Ahead of this year’s fire season, ODF would like to remind
the public that engaging in
prohibited burning may make
you liable for wildfire suppression costs. Suppression costs can
reach millions of dollars for a
single wildfire.
“Checking this new resource
is a quick, simple step to take
before causing Oregon’s next
wildfire,” Hopkins said.
ODF serves as the lead agency
for Before You Burn, working
in partnership with Western
Fire Chiefs Association, structural fire departments across
the state, Keep Oregon Green
Association and Department of
Environmental Quality.
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Outdoor debris burning,
also known as backyard debris
burning, is the leading cause
of human-caused wildland
fires in Oregon.
On average, the Oregon Department of Forestry responds
to about 225 fires each year
that result from escaped debris
burns. While outdoor fires including firepits and fireplaces
are banned within Sunriver
proper, neighboring communities are allowed to burn debris
outside of regulated fire seasons.
All Oregonians are encour-
in any location around the
state,” Oregon Department of
Forestry Protection Division
Deputy Chief of Policy and
Planning Levi Hopkins said.
ODF and its fire protection and
air quality partners have spent
the last two years developing
this multi-jurisdiction website
and mobile app that aims to
reduce the number of these
preventable wildfires.Before
You Burn is intended for backyard debris burning only. It is
not for campfires, agricultural
burns, the burning of forest
slash from harvest operations,
or other types of burning.
Residents should contact
their local fire or air quality
agency for regulations on these
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