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Re: Campfire Permits Available Online
Posted by Randy
on 23:26:35 10/30/09
In Reply to:
Re: Campfire Permits Available Online posted by Southwest Chuck
Technically the permit is "required" but it's only to let you know the rules and if you fail to get one there is really no penalty. I worked for the Forest Service for 28 years in fire suppression and asked many people for campfire permits over the years. If they didn't have one, I gave them one and also gave them a little lecture about fire safety and liability. There may be an overzealous law enforcement type out there who has cited for not having a permit, but in the career I had with the FS, I never heard of anyone giving or getting one. Having permits available online seems like a very good and easy way to not only issue them but also to get them and not have to worry about it one way or the other.
