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CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GRANT M. YATES, CITY MANAGER
DATE: JUNE 11, 2013
SUBJECT: PROCLAMATION SUSPENDING BURNING PERMITS AND OTHER
USES OF OPEN FIRE
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve the proclamation suspending burning
permits and other uses of open fire within the City of Lake Elsinore.
DISCUSSION
Effective at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, 2013 CAL FIRE /Riverside County Fire Chief
John R. Hawkins has implemented a Proclamation suspending open burning in all State
and Local responsibility areas within the County of Riverside. Staff is now proposing that
the City Council approve and adopt the same proclamation.
FISCAL IMPACT
None known.
Prepared by: Mark Barr, Fire Chief
Approved by: Grant M. Yates, City Manager'
Attachment: Riverside County Fire Dept. News Release dated May 24, 2013
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Jody Hagemann
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Release Date:
May 24, 2013
CAL FIRE /RIVERSIDE COUNTY FIRE CHIEF SUSPENDS OPEN BURNING
Effective at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, 2013 CAL FIRE /Riverside County Fire Chief John R. Hawkins has
implemented a Proclamation suspending open burning in all State and Local responsibility areas within the County
of Riverside and reads:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA -THE RESOURCES AGENCY
DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION
- PROCLAMATION SUSPENDING BURNING PERMITS AND OTHER USES OF OPEN FIRE-
Due to the extreme menace of destruction by fire to life, improved property or natural resources caused by critical
fire weather and acute dryness of vegetation; and /or fire suppression forces being heavily committed to control
fires; and, under authority vested in me by the Director of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection as per
section 4423.1 of the Public Resources Code, I hereby suspend, except within incorporated cities, the privileges of
burning by permit and other uses of open fire in the geographic area described as:
ALL STATE AND LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY AREA LANDS WITHIN THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE.
In addition to suspension of open burning, the following restrictions also are hereby applied in the area cited
above:
1. Use of campfires is restricted to within established campfire facilities located in established campgrounds open
to the public.
2. Agricultural burning in the Palo Verde Valley and Coachella Valley is authorized as required for agricultural
rehabilitation.
3. Cooking fires with a valid permit are permissive when no alternate means of cooking is available and requires an
on -site inspection prior to the issuance of a permit.
4. Warming fires are permissive and require an on -site inspection prior to the issuance of a permit when weather
conditions exist to justify the request.
In accordance with section 4423.2 of the Public Resources Code, state officers having jurisdiction and authorized
by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection may issue restricted temporary burning permits whenever it can be
shown that burning or use of open fire is essential for reasons of public health, safety, or welfare. This order shall
become effective at 6:00 a.m. on May 25, 2013 and remain in effect until I formally terminate this proclamation.
JOHN R. HAWKINS
CAL FIRE Riverside Unit Chief and Riverside County Fire Chief
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