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Dry brush, low humidity and strong breezes and/or wind in our region can let fires go out of control very quickly. Your fire department suggests that property owners take every precaution and adhere to burn ordinances for their respective areas.

Every year ECFPD personnel responds to several grass and brush fires within the fire protection district or aids neighboring departments in the effort to extinguish fires in their districts.
Some of them have threatened homes, utility buildings, barns, vehicles, and live-stock.
Most of the rural brush fires in the Elburn and Countryside Fire Protection District have been relatively small this season. However, there have been some that have required the response of as many as four to five departments to bring them under control.

Residents who are burning brush should take special precautions. Assess the conditions and if there is significant wind, don't burn at all. Keep the size of the fires manageable, have a garden hose out and ready, and burn a safe distance from all structures. The fire should never be left unattended.

There are policies (burn ordinances) from county, local government, and the fire protection district that regulate under what conditions burning may be conducted. It must be done during daylight hours on private property and must be attended at all times.

It has been the experience of area firefighters that most brush fires gone out of control were the result of careless on behalf of the property owners. Please, take proper precautions, control your fire and burn only when conditions are right.

Check the burning ordinance for your respective area for more information.

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