Florida Administrative Code › 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › 5I - Florida Forest Service › Chapter 5I-2 - OPEN BURNING › Section 5I-2.006 - Open Burning Allowed

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Open Burning in
				General. Authorization must be obtained from the Florida Forest Service (FFS)
				for burns relating to agriculture, silviculture and pile burning. Daytime
				authorizations for these types of burning are issued on the day of the burn or
				after 4:00 p.m. of the previous day and ignition of the burn will start at 8:00
				a.m. (Central Time) or 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on the day stated in the FFS
				authorization unless approval is given by the FFS District or Center Manager or
				their designee to begin the burn earlier. The FFS will set special requirements
				for all types of authorizations, (certified or non-certified), in order to
				protect public health and safety, including; on site inspections, restricting
				wind direction, limiting the burning period, within each day or to a specific
				number of days for those types of authorizations that allow for multiple
				burning days, halt or limit burning when fire danger is too high in all, or
				specific parts of the state, and requiring specific personnel e.g., Certified
				Burners and containment equipment on site. Any authorized burn that goes out of
				compliance, but has not escaped the authorized area will be allowed a maximum
				of two hours to be brought into compliance by the person responsible. In the
				event that the FFS determines that there is a threat to life, public safety or
				property, immediate suppression action will be taken by the FFS.
(2) Open Burning for Certified Prescribed
				Burn Managers. All burning conducted under this section is related to broadcast
				burning for the purposes of: Silviculture, Wildlife Management, Ecological
				Maintenance and Restoration, and Agriculture. Open burning authorizations under
				this section require the Certified Prescribed Burn Manager's certification
				number be presented at the time of the request, and that a Certified Prescribed
				Burn Manager be on site and directly supervises the certified prescribed burn
				until the burn is completed, after which the Certified Prescribed Burn Manager
				is not required to be present.
(a)
				Prescription. A prescription for the burn must be completed prior to any
				ignition and a paper copy must be on site and available for inspection by a
				Department representative. The prescription will contain, as a minimum, the
				following:
1. Stand or Site
				Description;
2. Map of the area to
				be burned;
3. Fire Breaks (External
				and Internal) to be Constructed or Re-Worked (Map);
4. Minimum number of personnel and equipment
				types to be used on the prescribed burn;
5. Desired weather factors, including but not
				limited to surface wind speed and direction, transport wind speed and
				direction, minimum mixing height, minimum relative humidity, maximum
				temperature, and the minimum fine fuel moisture;
6. Desired fire behavior factors, such as
				type of burn technique, flame length, and rate of spread;
7. The time and date the prescription was
				prepared;
8. The authorization date
				and the time period of the authorization;
9. An evaluation and approval of the
				anticipated impact of the proposed burn on related smoke sensitive
				areas;
10. The signature and number
				of the Certified Prescribed Burn Manager.