Albany firefighters are receiving an increase in calls about controlled burns.
The weather can have an impact on how quickly your brush fire can spread.
The Albany area has not seen any rain in two weeks, making the ground really dry. And controlled burns can easily get out of hand if you’re not careful.
AFD Battalion Chief Kelly Harcrow said if you’re burning, you must burn natural vegetation like yard debris. Burning household garbage is illegal.
Before you can even start a fire, it is crucial to get a forestry permit for controlled burns.
You have to have a legal burn pile further than 50 feet from any structure, or 15 feet from a structure if a metal drum is used.
The piles you burn are supposed to be hand piled, so you can’t use heavy machinery to create a large pile.