MARION COUNTY FIRE AGENCIES ENACT HIGH-FIRE DANGER BURN BAN

Beginning Friday, June 25th, 2021 at 7:00 a.m., all fire agencies within Marion County will enact a High-Fire Danger Burn Ban, based on a recommendation by the Marion County Fire Defense Board. Marion County fire agencies include: Aumsville Fire District, Aurora Fire District, Drakes Crossing Fire District, Gates Fire District, Hubbard Fire District, Idanha Detroit Fire District, Jefferson Fire District, Keizer Fire District, Lyons Fire District, Marion County Fire District #1, Mill City Fire District, Monitor Fire District, Mount Angel Fire District, Silverton Fire District, St. Paul Fire District, Salem Fire Department, Stayton Fire District, Sublimity Fire District, Turner Fire District, & Woodburn Fire District.

Burning restrictions are authorized under Oregon Revised Statute 478.960 and Oregon Fire Code 307.

The burn ban prohibits all the following:
Backyard or open burning (branches, yard debris, etc.).
Agricultural burning (agricultural wastes, crops, field burning, etc.).
Any other land clearing, slash, stump, waste, debris or controlled burning.

The burn ban does not prohibit:
Small outdoor cooking, warming or recreational fires. These include portable or permanent fire pits, fire tables, and campfires, with a maximum fuel area of three feet in diameter and two feet in height in a safe location away from combustibles or vegetation and are fully extinguished after use.
Barbeque grills, smokers and similar cooking appliances with clean, dry firewood, briquettes, wood chips, pellets, propane, natural gas, or similar fuels.

There may be more restrictive fire safety rules on and within a 1/8 mile of Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF)-protected land, which exists throughout much of rural Marion County. ODF restrictions may include prohibitions on campfires, smoking, target shooting, powered equipment, motorized vehicles, and other public/private landowner and industrial fire restrictions. More details about ODF fire restrictions are available at MARION COUNTY FIRE AGENCIES ENACT HIGH-FIRE DANGER BURN BAN

Outdoor fires in violation of this burn ban may be immediately extinguished. If a fire agency responds to a fire that has been started in willful violation of this burn ban, the person responsible may be liable for all costs incurred, as well as legal fees per ORS 478.965.

Fire chiefs in Marion County encourage the public to use extreme caution with activities that could start a fire. It is everyone’s responsibility to prevent and be prepared for wildfires.
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BURN INFORMATION

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For daily burn information, call
1-877-982-0011

This burn line is updated daily after 9 am. DEQ determines which days burning is allowed.

In case of emergency, dial 911.
Open Burning Questions or Complaints
Burning Regulations:  www.oregon.gov/deq/aq/Pages/Burning.aspx
File a Complaint: by phone, on-line or by email.
​To report an illegal burn or a burn outside of burn season, contact DEQ at 1-888-997-7888.

Lyons Fire District is in an open burning control area with established burn seasons: 
Projected open burning seasons dependent on fire conditions.

SPRING: ​March 1 through June 15
​FALL: October 15 through December 15

During burn seasons, call the burn line number above prior to burning to verify days and times burning is allowed. Do NOT leave burn piles unattended. Keep burn piles small. Make sure you have a water source readily available .

Open Burning Responsibility
• Fire should be attended until the fire is completely burned out or extinguished
• Ensure the space around the burn area is clear
• Do not locate the fire under overhead lines, overhanging trees, near fences or structures
• Always have water and hand tools at the burn area to control the burn
Open Burn Questions or Complaints
Contact Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
Link to: Burn Complaint or call at 503-378-8240

Backyard Burning
You can only burn during Open Burning Seasons – call the daily burn information line before you burn. Outdoor burning can be done in an outdoor fireplace, burn barrel, backyard incinerator or a burn pile.
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What you can burn
You can burn yard debris: wood, needles, or leave from plants grown and burned on the property of origin.


What you cannot burn
You cannot burn tires, plastics, decomposable garbage (organic material, paper) petroleum and petroleum-treated materials, asphalt and asphalt materials, chemicals (pesticides, cleaners, detergents), or any material that produces black or dense smoke.


Agricultural Burning
Agricultural burning is the burning of any agriculture waste generated by an agricultural operation that uses, or intends to use, land primarily for the purpose of obtaining a profit by raising, harvesting, and selling crops or raising or selling animals. You are not allow to burn materials on the do not burn list. Demolition waste is also not considered agricultural waste even if it is from a farm structure. Agricultural burning is regulated by the Oregon Department of Agriculture CLICK FOR MORE INFO.  If you have a complaint about field burning, please call the Department of Agriculture at 503-986-4709



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If you have any questions as to how your burn is classified, contact Lyons RFPD during office hours before you burn.