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Debris Burning Warning

(Salem, OR) -- The Oregon Department of Forestry is urging property owners to use caution if they burn yard debris and to consider other options. Burn piles that get too large can go out of control. Before starting a fire, property owners should check with their local fire district to make sure the fire is allowed, create a 10-foot buffer with no flammable material, have fire tools nearby, and stay with the fire until it's out cold. Instead of burning debris, property owners chip the material, compost it, or slowly get rid of it in a yard debris bin. If a burn pile gets out of control the property owner can be held financially response for the cost of fighting the fire.

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