I realize that there have been heightened warnings on use of ground fire at AT shelters as a result of the dry conditions in the mid-Atlantic. Has there been any specific restrictions placed on use of fire on the AT in PA?
I realize that there have been heightened warnings on use of ground fire at AT shelters as a result of the dry conditions in the mid-Atlantic. Has there been any specific restrictions placed on use of fire on the AT in PA?
Susquehanna Slim
Go Long!
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry...ries/index.htm
There's presently burn bans in Susquehanna and Wyoming counties. This means that "the ignition and subsequent burning of any combustible material (garbage, leaves, grass, twigs, litter, paper, vegetative matter involved with land clearing, or any sort of debris) out-of-doors either in a burn barrel or on the ground" is prohibited. However, "The use of propane or gas stoves, charcoal briquette grills, or the use of tobacco in any form is not covered under county burn bans. Camp fires are allowed in the fire rings that confine and contain the camp fire in a designated state, federal, or Department of Environmental Protection licensed campground."
Note also that, within state forests in Pennsylvania, "open fires" are prohibited until May 25th.
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/info/dcn....aspx#Campfire