Fire Department – Burn Permit Notice & Information

Big Water Fire Rescue

Fire / Burn Permit

Burn permits are issued with a Clearing Index of 500 or greater and with wind below 10 mph. Please remember that burn permits are for the burning of yard waste and weeds. Yard waste and weeds are to be piled up and burned. Not for lumber, pallets, or trash. 

The Clearing Index is defined as the Mixing Depth (depth of the mixed layer in 100s of feet above ground level) multiplied by the Transport Wind (average wind in the mixed layer in knots). Clearing Index values below 500 are considered poor ventilation and open burning is restricted under these conditions.

Utah Air Quality (.gov)

https://air.utah.gov › Data Archive

For Clearing Index See https://www.weather.gov/slc/ClearingIndex

Big Water Falls under Airshed 14 Lower Colorado River.

Please Note that We Use the Airshed Number

 

Thank You,

Big Water Fire Rescue