Edhat StaffSource: Air Pollution Control District
WHAT: Prescribed burn of 1 acre of slash from felled dead trees and brush
WHEN: Starting February 27, 2018, with possible burning subsequent days this week as conditions allow. The burn is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. on a permissive burn day.
WHERE: Figueroa Mountain by Pino Alto Day Use Area
WHY: The goal of the series of one-day pile burning is to reduce the risk of wildfire. Prescribed, or planned, fires typically burn less intensely than wildfires. Prescribed burns can help prevent the spread of wildfires, and can reduce impacts to watersheds that can result in soil loss and sedimentation. The burn will be conducted when the meteorological conditions are highly favorable to direct smoke away from population centers.
WHO: This prescribed burn is planned and coordinated by the Santa Barbara County APCD, San Luis Obispo County APCD, San Joaquin Valley APCD, Ventura County APCD, and the California
Air Resources Board in order to minimize impacts on air quality on surrounding communities. This burn depends on weather and air quality conditions that are favorable for smoke dispersal.
If the conditions are not as desired, the burn will be rescheduled.
