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Durham Issues Update on Open Burning Permits
The state has issued a warning about the risk of forest fires.
Durham, CT - With the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issuing an advisory about the elevated risk of forest fires over the July 4th weekend, Durham officials cautioned open burning permit holders about what is allowed.
"If you have received a permit from your local Open Burning Official to burn brush on your property, the permit is not valid if the Forest Fire Danger is rated high, very high or extreme and you are burning within 100 feet of a grassland or woodland," officials wrote in a statement on the town's website.
Currently, DEEP has classified the risk as "high," which prompted the town's advisory.
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On average, 500 acres of the state's forests are burned in fires over the course of a year, according to officials.
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