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REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: ROBERT A. BRADY
CITY MANAGER
DATE: DECEMBER 13, 2011
SUBJECT: TERMINATION OF THE PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
SUSPENDING BURNING PERMITS AND OTHER USES OF OPEN FIRE
Background
Due to critical fire weather and high fire hazard conditions, the Lake Elsinore City
Council passed a proclamation suspending burning permits and other uses of open fire
within the City limits on July 12, 2011.
Discussion
With the recent precipitation, these hazardous fire conditions have diminished.
Terminating the burning suspension proclamation will allow burn permits and campfire
permits to be issued.
Fiscal Impact
None.
Recommendation
The City Council should consider terminating the attached proclamation suspending the
issuance of burn permits and other uses of open fire.
Prepared by: Kevin Lawson
Fire Chief
Approved by: Robert A. Brady ���►
City Manager
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JOHN R. HAWKINS Contact: Captain Mike Smith
FIRE CHIEF Public Information Officer
951.940.6985
Release Date: November 20, 2011
Burning Restrictions Rescinded, Hazardous Fire Areas Re -Open
Effective Monday, November 21, 2011 at 8:00 a.m., CAL FIRE /Riverside County Fire Chief John
R. Hawkins has rescinded the burning suspension in Riverside County. Burning is now allowed
within normal Department and ACQMD regulations. More information on County Ordinance
787.6 regarding open burning can be found on the www.rvcfire.org website.
In addition, restricted entry into public areas designated "Hazardous Fire Closure Areas" in
Riverside County has also been rescinded. These areas include:
• Avery Canyon (Gibbel Road, east of State Street in Hemet)
• North Mountain and Indian Canyon (San Jacinto area)
• Whitewater Canyon (Cabazon, north of Palm Springs)
• Nuevo /Lakeview (east of Menifee Road and San Jacinto Avenue)
• Reinhardt Canyon (North of Highway 74 and California Avenue in Hemet)
• Ramona Bowl and Bautista Canyon (southeast Hemet)
Future closures may be re- implemented based upon weather conditions, fuel moisture and
increased wildland fire threat.
Also on November 21 2011, fixed -wing aircraft at Ryan Air Attack Base will be off - contract;
however, one water - dropping helicopter and one bulldozer will be covered 24/7. CAL FIRE State
station and aircraft staffing levels are typically augmented each summer. Careful and constant
evaluation of predicted weather, fuel moisture and potential fire conditions dictates the annual
transition from summer to winter preparedness staffing.
Due to recent rains and lower temperatures, Chief Hawkins wishes to remind residents and
visitors that we live in an area prone to wildland fires and that fires can still occur as the result
of careless acts. Homeowners should always maintain defensible space and always be
prepared in the event of an approaching wildland fire, even during winter months.
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