CRCC BURN BAN MODIFIED TO ALLOW RECREATIONAL FIRES
Due to the increase in moisture levels, recreational fires are now allowed in Cascade River Park.
Recreational fires are those used for cooking or pleasure, consist only of charcoal or seasoned firewood, and meet the following requirements:
Fire must be in an enclosure that is a minimum of 16 inches high, no wider than three feet across, and made of cement block, stones, or #10-gauge steel.
Burned material must be kept lower than the sidewalls of the enclosure.
One of the following must always be in the immediate vicinity of the enclosure and present during burning.
- A charged garden hose; or
- two, five-gallon buckets of water; or
- a five-gallon Class-A fire extinguisher and a shovel.
- Fires must be 25 feet from any standing timber or combustibles and there must be no tree branches within 15 feet above the enclosure.
- There must be at least one person 16 years of age or older, in attendance at all times, who is capable of putting the fire out.
Watch for hornets nests
There have been several hornets nests found in various locations in the park.
