OAR 603-077-0131
Burning by Public Agencies (Training Fires)

In order to promote public safety through the training of firefighting personnel, open field burning on grass seed or cereal grain acreage by a fire department or rural fire protection district is subject to the following conditions:

(1)

Such burning shall be deemed necessary by the official local fire authority having jurisdiction, and shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the primary purpose of providing training to fire fighting personnel in accordance with ORS 468A.020 (Application of air pollution laws)(e)

(2)

Such burning shall be limited to the minimum number of acres and occasions reasonably needed to ensure adequate fire fighting personnel training.

(3)

Consultation with the Department by the fire department or rural fire protection district is required in order to identify the appropriate atmospheric dispersion and burning conditions for optimum smoke dispersal to protect the public from smoke impacts.

(4)

No training fires shall be allowed on any acreage that is in a critical non-burn area, State Fire Marshal safety buffer zone, Priority Area, or on a Problem Field, and shall comply with the requirements in subsection (3) of these rules.

Source: Rule 603-077-0131 — Burning by Public Agencies (Training Fires), https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=603-077-0131 (accessed May 26, 2025).

603–077–0101
Introduction 603–077–0103
Policy 603–077–0105
Definitions 603–077–0110
General Requirements 603–077–0112
Registration, Permits, Fees, Records 603–077–0113
Acreage Limitations, Allocations 603–077–0115
Daily Burning Authorization Criteria 603–077–0119
Burning Restrictions and Prohibitions 603–077–0131
Burning by Public Agencies (Training Fires) 603–077–0133
Prepatory Burning 603–077–0135
Experimental Burning 603–077–0137
Burning Fees Outside Willamette Valley 603–077–0139
Emergency Open Burning 603–077–0140
Emergency Burning Cessation 603–077–0145
Propane Flaming 603–077–0155
Stack Burning 603–077–0165
Definitions for Enforcement Procedures and Civil Penalties 603–077–0170
Consolidation of Proceedings 603–077–0175
Enforcement Actions 603–077–0177
Civil Penalty Schedule Matrices 603–077–0180
Civil Penalty Determination Procedure 603–077–0185
Written Notice of Assessment of Civil Penalty 603–077–0187
Compromise or Settlement of Civil Penalty by Director 603–077–0188
Stipulated Penalties 603–077–0190
Additional Civil Penalties 603–077–0195
Field Burning Classification of Violations

May 26, 2025

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Original Source: Rule 603-077-0131 — Burning by Public Agencies (Training Fires), https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=603-077-0131 (last accessed May 10, 2025).