Permit needed for spring debris burning
Spring burning requires permits beginning Wednesday, May 1, on the Flathead Reservation and continues through June 30. Landowners may apply for permits at the Division of Fire website, csktfire.org.
While burning can help clear dead vegetation and clean up overgrown grass and debris, Division of Fire spokesman C.T. Camel, urges caution. “Careless debris burning is one of the main causes of wildfire on the Flathead Indian Reservation.”
He suggested taking the following precautions to make sure a burn does not become the next wildfire. If you intend to burn, have in place: