National Wildfire Coordinating Group

How To Burn Safely: 4 tips

How To Burn Safely

  • Keep your burn pile ??? feet from woodlands.
  • Clear a ?? ft. area down to bare soil.
  • Never leave your burn pile unattended.
  • Make sure your fire is dead out.

Edit by typing in the specific footage your agency requires for area around the burn pile and distance from woodlands.

You may also want to add a line that says "Always with your local fire department before burning", or "Before burning, check for fire restrictions by calling...."

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2018
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How To Burn Safely: graphic showing width of cleared area around burn pile and distance from woodlands; figure with rake at burn pile; How to burn safely; arrows showing in feet the distance from trees and width of cleared area for burn pile, nearby woodlands 150 feet away from pile,