[AT] Burn bans

[Carl Gogol]

Thanks Steve, I start  burning by 8 AM and make a call to the 911 center
alerting them to an ag burn in order to avoid an unnecessary call out.  I
also call the non-emergency number for 911 when I'm done.

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Subject: Re: [AT] Burn bans

Carl Gogol wrote:
> 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

Doesn't need to be extinguished but you cannot abandon it. Plus if you have
nosy neighbors you will likely get a visit from the FD or Encon. If you are
in the law you won't have a problem. If you are not it can get expensive
really quick.

We used to run a lot of open burn calls, now it's rare but almost always on
a HOT dry day with a nice breeze.....

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Steve W.
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