Final weekend for open burning in central Lyon County
DAYTON — The Central Lyon Fire Protection District is closing open burning for the season with final burning on Sunday, May 20, with a required burn permit.
“We sincerely appreciate the efforts of our residents to reduce fuel loads and make not only their own properties safer but their neighborhood and our communities as well,” said District Chief Rich Harvey. “We issued over 1,200 burn permits this year, and while we did respond to a few over exuberant burns and a few burns outside the conditions of the permit, we had no escaped burns.”
Requirements for burning include the following safety tips:
— Before burning, call the Fire District Burn Line at 775-246-6232 to determine if burning is allowed
— Supervise the burning material until the fire has been extinguished completely
— Monitor for a minimum of two hours after extinguishing fire
— Burn only if the wind is blowing 10 mph or less
— Conduct open burning at least 30 feet from any structure or other combustible material
— Burn near a garden hose connected to a water supply
Residents who do not have a burn permit are prohibited from burning. Permits are available online for download or in person at the administrative offices located at 246 Dayton Valley Rd., Suite 106 in Dayton.
With the close of burn season begins the season of wild fire safety and Central Lyon County’s Fuels Reduction Program, a service to county homeowners to create defensible space around their homes through the cutting and/or removal of vegetative material, pruning of shrubs and trees and removal of the debris at no cost to the homeowner.
The purpose of the initiative is to reduce the danger to homeowners from the effects of wildfire. Space is limited in the program and applications are available at the district office in Dayton.
For more information on Central Lyon Fire visit CentralLyonFire.org or call 775-246-6209.
Central Lyon Fire Protection District is the exclusive paramedic and advanced life support service provider for the district. The district provides the community with fire prevention and suppression services for the communities of Dayton, Mark Twain, Mound House, Silver City, Silver Springs and Stagecoach. For information, call 775-246-6209 or email info@centrallyonfire.org.
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