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It is a new year so time to renew your fire permit! GET YOUR CAMPFIRE PERMIT
Reminder to get your CA Fire Permit
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It’s free and it takes 4 minutes. :)
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My guess is CYA for the state in the event of a forest fire. Nobody can argue in court that the state didn't make an effort to "train" for safety. I think it's dumb, too...
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Given everything else that state has done since I left, my guess is more sinister. Along the line of, they’re counting on you not knowing you need it, then fining you heavily when you don’t.
There are a lot of bozos who don't know how to safely put out a campfire, and each year unattended campfires start major forest fires. I'm happy to spend 3.5 minutes once a year getting a free permit (I just did it) if means someone else might have gotten educated and I don't have to end up putting out the smoking fire they left behind.
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That wasn't my experience. When I first got stationed out there I didn't know I needed one (even for propane grilles and whatnot) a Forrest Ranger was driving around checking yellow post sites and stopped at mine introduced himself asked if I had a permit for the grille I was using. I looked at him like he was crazy (I had Texas tags as well) and he pulled a permit out of his truck explained it to me had me read it and sign it, chatted with me a bit about yellow posts sites and the specific ntl forrest I was in then bid me a good day and drove back down the mountain. That was one of the only times I ever saw a Forrest Ranger out there.
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Thanks for the heads up! Will be camping in CA with family this summer and had no idea.
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Except for the part where you fight with your printer for an hour! Hahaha. True story.
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