When
is open burning allowed?
Open
burning is allowed on approved burn days. Call the Woodburn Fire
District burn line at (503) 982-0011 for information regarding
burn days and times. Inside Special Control Areas burning is usually
allowed March 1 through June 15, and Oct. 1 through Dec. 15. Local
burning ordinances may be more restrictive than DEQ rules. Outside
Special Control Areas burning may occur on any approved burn day.
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Where
are the Woodburn Fire District special control areas?
1.
Within the Woodburn city limits and surrounding areas up to 3
miles from the city limits.
2. Within the Gervais city limits and surrounding areas up to
3 miles from the city limits.
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What
can you burn?
Inside
a special control area: Yard debris only
Outside
a special control area: Construction waste, demolition waste,
yard debris, residential waste.
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What
is considered yard debris?
Materials
from trees, shrubs or plants that grow in your landscaped yard,
for example:
- Grass
clippings
- Tree
leaves and needles
- Small
branches
- Rose
bush clippings
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What
is domestic waste?
Household
waste generated in or around the house, such as:
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What
is demolition waste?
- Material
from a complete or partial destruction of any man-made structure
- Clearing
any site for land improvement or cleanup
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What
is construction waste?
Material
from a building or construction project, such as:
- Lumber
and other building material
- Crating
and packing material
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What
is agricultural waste?
Agricultural
waste is material generated by an agricultural operation that
uses, or intends to use, land primarily for the purpose of obtaining
a profit in money by raising, harvesting and selling crops or
raising and selling animals (including poultry), or the products
of animal husbandry. Prohibited materials can't be burned, even
in an agricultural setting.
Agricultural
activities may include clearing land, but does not include the
construction and use of dwellings. The burning of materials associated
with a dwelling is not considered part of the farming operation.
DEQ
does not have the authority to regulate agricultural burning.
However, some fire departments require agricultural burning permits.
Contact the Woodburn Fire District for more information.
Agricultural
field burning is the burning of residue left from the harvest
of grass seed or cereal grain crops, and is regulated in the Willamette
Valley under a separate program operated by the Oregon Department
of Agriculture.
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What
is slash burning?
Slash
burning (burning of debris from logging) is limited to burning
on forestlands for forest management, and is usually managed by
the Oregon Department of Forestry. It is not the clearing of forestland
for any other purpose. Contact your local Department of Forestry
office for more information.
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What
are other alternatives to open burning?
Donate
unwanted clothing, furniture and toys to friends, relatives or
charities. Give unwanted magazines and books to hospitals or nursing
homes.
Separate
the recyclable items from other waste and prepare them for collection
or drop-off at a local recycling station. Chip wood waste and
use it as mulch. Compost organic material and use as soil amendment.
Arrange
for your non-recyclable waste to be picked up, or take it to a
transfer station or landfill.
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For
more information contact Woodburn Fire District's burn line at
(503) 982-0011, or the DEQ's
Western Region-Salem office toll free at 1-800-349-7677.
It is against the law to conduct any open burning that:
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Is
not attended by a responsible person.
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Unreasonably
interferes with enjoyment of life or property.
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Creates a public nuisance.
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Is a hazard to public safety.
DEQ
regulations prohibit open burning any time, anywhere in Oregon
of the following materials:
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Rubber
products, including tires
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Plastic
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Wet garbage and food waste
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Petroleum and petroleum-treated materials
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Asphalt and asbestos
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Wire insulation
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Automobile parts
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Animal remains
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Any material that produces dense smoke or noxious odors.
DEQ
regulations prohibit open building of commercial waste in the
Willamette Valley.
Examples
of commercial waste are materials from:
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Offices
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Wholesale and retail yards and outlets
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Warehouses
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Restaurants
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Mobile home parks
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Domestic waste removed from property of origin
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Waste from dwellings that contain four or more living units
OREGON
OPEN BURN LAWS PROTECT AIR QUALITY/PUBLIC HEALTH
Pollution
from outdoor burning can pose a threat to public health and the
environment, and can be a public nuisance. Using fire to dispose
of debris is a major source of complaints to fire departments
and environmental agencies.
"Open
burning" includes any burning conducted outdoors. A fire
in a burn barrel is open burning, as is burning debris in an outdoor
fireplace or backyard incinerator. Other examples include burning
piles of yard debris, stumps, construction debris or the remains
of demolished structures. |
