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Fire officials in Lane County are banning backyard burning, beginning June 7 until the end of wildfire season.
Lane County residents often burn yard debris like tree limbs and leaves. Typically, this backyard burning, or outdoor burning, runs from October through mid-June. But this year, the burning season is ending early.
“We’ve seen an increase in escaped backyard burns,” said Diana Holmes, public information officer for Lane Fire Authority.
When conditions become too hot and dry, then “embers begin to spark off or get away, then it can become uncontrolled,” she said.
The Lane Fire Authority, following guidance from the Oregon Department of Forestry, originally planned to end the burning season around June 14. But with temperatures nearing 90 degrees after weeks of dry weather, officials have moved up the deadline in the interest of public safety as wildfire risk rises.
The last day to burn is now Friday, June 6, with a ban in place beginning June 7. (Backyard debris burning requires a permit. People within the Eugene and Springfield city limits can’t legally burn debris in their backyard anytime.)
The burning season will reopen sometime after the wildfire season, which in recent years has ended in October.
Fire officials will continue to monitor conditions and may implement further restrictions, like bans on campfires. Updates will be posted on Lane Fire Authority’s website here and the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency website here.
