May 19, 2025 – San Andreas – As fire danger in the region increases, CAL FIRE Tuolumne -Calaveras Unit (TCU) has suspended all burn permits for outdoor,
open residential burning in Zone 1 (below 3500’) within the State -Responsibility Area of Tuolumne County, Calaveras County, Eastern Stanislaus County and Eastern San Joaquin County.
This suspension takes effect Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. and bans all residential outdoor burning of landscape debris including branches and leaves for residents living in Zone 1 (below 3500’ elevation).
Property owners above 3,500 feet may continue to utilize residential burning to remove waste generated while creating and maintaining defensible space…