The use of a burn barrel is illegal in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties. For tips on residential landscape debris burning safety or other fire and life safety topics, please visit the CAL FIRE website at www.readyforwildfire.org.
Calaveras County: (209) 754-6600 Tuolumne County: (209) 533-5598 San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties: (877) 429-2876
Ensure that piles from landscape debris are no larger than 4-ft. in diameter, have a 10-ft. clearance to bare soil around the burn pile and that a responsible adult attends all times with a water source and a shovel.
Safe residential pile burning of forest residue by landowners is a crucial tool in reducing fire hazards. State, Federal and Local land management and fire agencies will also be utilizing this same window of opportunity to conduct prescribed burns aimed at improving forest health on private and public lands.
If you have any questions, you can reach out to your local fire department at (209) 286-1389.
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Website Accessibility Policy
Mokelumne Hill Fire Protection District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Mokelumne Hill Fire Protection District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Call us at (Office) 209-286-1389 (Fax) 209-286-1675
Ongoing Compliance Information
Compliance Officer
Mokelumne Hill Fire Protection District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Mokelumne Hill Fire Protection District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (Office) 209-286-1389 (Fax) 209-286-1675.
Report a Website Accessibility Issue
We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.
