State lifts burn suspension

With the heavy rains dousing immediate concerns about fire danger, CAL FIRE will remove a burn ban in place for Sonoma, Lake, Napa, Yolo, Solano and Colusa counties. The lifting of the suspension is effective Monday October 25, at 8 a.m.

The recent wet weather has alleviated the dry fuel conditions which triggered the permit suspension earlier in the summer, according to Unit Chief Tim Streblow.

“Although the suspension has been lifted,” cautioned Streblow, “a period of dry windy condition could dry fuels to the point where wild land fires are possible.”

With the lifting of the burn suspension in State of Responsibility Areas (SRA). residents who hold valid CAL FIRE permits may resume burning, subject to the regulations of their local fire departments and air quality districts.

Property owners who burn outside of the regulations, or allow a fire to escape, may be subject to citations by CAL FIRE.