[AT] Burn bans

[Carl Gogol]

In NY our annual burn ban runs from March till May 15, unless it is extended
due to drought.  By May 15 there is usually enough green new growth up
through last year's dead growth that a fire has difficulty spreading in wild
areas.  In NY outdoor burns are generally prohibited except for small
cooking fires.  The exception is agricultural burns in certain low
population townships.  Even then there are restrictions on the maximum
diameter to be burned and it should be exhausted before discontinuing
supervision.  I'm thinking that it should be extinguished before dark,, but
I'm not sure.
Carl
Manlius NY

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Subject: [AT] Burn bans

Hi all,
Like all of you we are dealing with the Covid virus here is Michigan, and
the State fire Marshall has put in place a burn ban for the entire state. I
know there a few volunteer firefighters on the list, so I have a question
for you. Why put a burn ban in place during the wettest time of the year?
I've been clearing brush all winter with the intent on burning it in early
spring. Now I have all this brush that I need to burn, but will apparently
have to burn it when conditions are dryer, giving way to uncontrolled
spread. Any thoughts to the reasoning behind this?

Mike M


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