CAL FIRE NEWS RELEASE
Yreka, Ca – California has seen a historic rainy season with precipitation totals of 145 % of normal statewide. While there has been a reduction in the number of fires this year due to the unusual conditions, the protracted drought has led to significant loads of dead vegetation, and the abundant rain is producing an extra-large fine grass crop and other vegetation. CAL FIRE is preparing now, and we call on all Californians to be prepared and launch individual prevention efforts—whether around homes, while recreating, or by supporting efforts in your local community and sharing information with your neighbors.
The increasing fire danger posed by dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting CAL FIRE to suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning within the State Responsibility Area of Siskiyou County. This suspension takes effect July 1, 2023, and bans all residential outdoor burning of landscape debris such as branches and leaves.
