Information provided by Cal Fire BEU
Conditions and weather permitting, CAL FIRE plans to conduct a multiple day pile burning in Fremont Peak area of San Benito County during the month of April. The purpose of the project is to remove excess vegetation along the San Juan Shaded Fuel Break.
Winter typically brings cooler temperatures and perception, which are ideal for conducting pile burning. Each operation follows a specialized burn plan, which considers temperature, humidity, wind, moisture of the vegetation, and conditions for dispersal of smoke. All this information is used to decide when and where to burn.
Smoke from prescribed fire operations is normal and may continue for several days after an ignition depending on the project size, conditions, and weather. Prescribed fire smoke is generally less intense and of much shorter duration than smoke produced by wildland fires.
Smoke from this control burn will be visible from the San Juan Valley, Hollister area, Highway 156, and in both Monterey and San Benito Counties, was well as Highway 101 in the Salinas – Prunedale areas. Weather conditions will be monitored and burning may be postponed if conditions are found to be unfavorable. CAL FIRE is in close consultation with the National Weather Service’s Monterey office and Monterey Bay Air Resources District to ensure that burn takes place in appropriate weather conditions; the project may be postponed if conditions are not conducive to a safe burn.
To be added to the Prescribed Fire Notification list, send a request to BEU.ResourceManagement@fire.ca.gov
For additional information on preparing for and preventing wildfires visit www.ReadyForWildfire.org.