Burn ban lifted
Posted On: June 1, 2020
Volusia County Fire Rescue will lift the outdoor burn ban for the county’s unincorporated areas at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, June 2. The rescission also applies to the municipalities of Oak Hill, Lake Helen and Pierson.
The burn ban has been in effect since April 3.
“The rains we’ve received over the past week have reduced the fire danger,” said Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Hussey. “We ask residents to continue practicing wildfire safety because there is still a significant amount of dry vegetation throughout the county.”
Property owners must receive a permit from the Florida Forest Service before burning yard waste piles that are larger than 8 feet in diameter.
Piles that are in a non-combustible container or are 8 feet in diameter or smaller do not require a burn permit. However, property owners must follow these rules:
- The burn must be conducted on a residential property with no more than two family unitsThe pile or container must be at least 25 feet from any wildlands, brush or combustible container; 50 feet from a house; 150 feet from other occupied buildings; and 50 feet from paved public roads.
- The fire must be started after 9 a.m. and extinguished no later than one hour before sunset.The fire must be attended at all times with fire extinguishing equipment, such as a water hose and shovel at a minimum.
- The fire must not cause a nuisance.
It is always illegal to burn household garbage, paper products, treated lumber, plastics, rubber materials, tires, pesticides, and paint and aerosol containers.
