dstig1
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Similar here (free). It is mostly so they have your contact info. Then the day of a burn you call the Sherriff dispatch and let them know you are burning and your cell phone. If someone reports it, they may call you and you better answer or they can send the fire trucks. If they do that because you didn't answer, then you pay like $800 or more for the fire call, but there is no other actual fine. I suppose there might be fines if your fire got out of control and caused other damage but that is pretty rare here due to climate. Those fines would fall under "willfully stupid," I expect.Yeah, ours are free too. They do have instructions to call in every day you want to burn and see if it’s a “go” or “no go” burn day, then they ask for your permit number so they know the location of the burn if it’s a “go” day. That way, they won’t send out a fire crew to check on the burn if someone reports it. The county does a good job of making the system work well without excess processes.
A few days each year there will be burn bans, but due to being dry and high winds only. Usually only a day or two at a time.