Lake County Fire Protection District

There is an estimated Relative Humidity (RH) of 20% or lower on the forecast, and potential winds of 10-30 MPH throughout the weekend. With the weather trending towards heightened fire danger be cautious-and remember just one spark is all it takes!

To our community:

The annual Lake County Burn Ban for 2020 is still in effect. CalFire has lifted their burn permit suspension, which prevents any burning during peak fire seaso...n, however they have not declared an end to fire season. This lifting of CalFire’s burn permit suspension allows some exemption burns to occur before the end of Fire Season. The Lake County Burn Ban is still in affect for general open burning. The burn ban includes ALL open waste burning, unless an exemption burn permit has been issued. These exemptions may include burns for agricultural operations, essential control burns for fire safety projects, public safety burns, specific burns in the wildfire recovery areas, and others. To obtain an exemption, first contact the Lake County Air Quality Management District (LCAQMD) to determine need, then your local Fire Protection Agency so that your burn site can be inspected and evaluated for fire safety. Only after the Fire Agency has inspected the burn site and notified the LCAQMD that the proposed burn is fire safe, can you obtain a written exemption permit. Anyone responsible for open burning during the ban without an exemption permit may be subject to a citation, fines, and the cost of the Fire Agency response to extinguish the fire. Burn restrictions will remain in effect until CalFire declares an end to fire season. Lake County’s joint Fire and Air Quality Management District’s open burning program has incorporated both fire safety and air quality management since 1987, and has greatly contributed to our community’s superior fire safety and air quality.

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Thank you Lori Price for the yummy brownies!

We have secured another OES task force from Mendocino County as a precautionary measure for this red flag event. They will arrive this afternoon. Lots of appreciation to our surrounding communities who come to aid us during these events!

Please visit our website at www.lakecountyfire.com to complete an application. Completed applications can be emailed to [email protected]

LCFPD has a new employment opportunity with it's office support staff. Check it out!

LCFPD has a new employment opportunity: Fire Apparatus Engineer/Paramedic. Have a look!

Lake County Fire has another new employment opportunity - firefighter/paramedic. Please visit our website to download our application www.lakecountyfire.com

Lake County Fire has a new employment opportunity. Please visit our website to download our application www.lakecountyfire.com