Fairfax Controlled Burn Planned

FAIRFAX, CA — A controlled burned will be conducted Wednesday in Fairfax, town officials said in a statement.

The burn area will be at Cascade Canyon Open Space Preserve from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Marin County Open Space District will conduct the burn in partnership with the Marin County Fire Dept, city officials said.

The planned burn will be of vegetation cut earlier in the season, officials said.

The work will be conducted in compliance with Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) permits.

The controlled burn is weather and wind dependent, officials said.

But if conditions allow, crews will be on site at around 8 a.m. to prepare the area and will ignite the piles at 10 a.m., officials said.

Fire suppression equipment such as hoses and vehicles will all be on site and crews will be monitoring and tending to the piles closely.

Local residents should experience minimal air quality impacts, as the operation plan is to burn the piles as hot as possible which creates little smoke as possible.

Residents with smoke sensitivities or other health considerations may want to plan to be elsewhere during these operations, from approximately 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.