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Fireplace Safety Tips: 1. Have your chimney cleaned at least once per year, or more if your fireplace gets heavy usage. 2. Keep the fire managable….two to three logs at a time is best. No roarding fires! 3. Don’t leave the fire unattended. 4. If you use synthetic logs, don’t disturb them while burning. 5. Ashes can remain dangerous for weeks. Be sure they are dead out before disgarding. Don’t put them in the trash can. |
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Important Note: Wildland Fire Danger is
still HIGH !!
But, BURN BANS have been LIFTED
New Mexico has been in a drought situation for some time. Therefore, the grounds are dry enough that fireplace ashes can and do set fires even in the winter months.
As a Reminder:
"We can’t control lightning, but we can control our actions" said Gilbert Zepeda, deputy regional forester for the U.S. Forestry Service:
Here are some important FIRE DO’s and DON’TS:
1. DON’T toss cigarette butts out vehicle windows. Something this small can ignite a grass fire.
2. DON’T pull vehicles over onto grassy road shoulders because undercarriage heat from exhauset systems can spark fires. Catalytic converters get very hot.
3. DON’T burn trash and weeds. Burn permits are generally required for this, but it is just not a good idea in our current dry and windy environment.
4. DON’T throw fireplace ashes out in the yard, in the garden, under trees, etc.
5. DO Follow no-burn rules in our parks.
6. DO maintain a 30 foot burn proof perimeter around your home. This involves removing dry and dead vegitation, brush, trees, etc. In general, remove any fire fuels that might lie within 30 feet of your home. This includes that stash of firewood for the fireplace.
7. DO think twice about doing anything outside that could cause sparks or flames that could ignite nearby dry brush and grass. Don’t be the victim of Murphy’s Law (If anything can go wrong, it will)
Here are some WEB sites for you to review:
Click HERE to see the State Forestry Burn Ban details. (Lifted)
Click HERE to see the recently enacted Santa Fe County Ordinance 2011-2 regarding a county-wide burn ban. (Lifted)
Click HERE to see what you can do to Protect Your Home from Wildfire (provided by Santa Fe County)
Call us at 466-1204 for a FREE Wildland Fire Risk Assessment.
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