With the start of the new year the State Division of Forestry reminds residents of the Kenai Peninsula that a new general burn permit is required for all burn barrels and small debris burns by April 1.

Residents are required to obtain a new 2019 general burn permit, read it in its entirety, sign it, and call the phone number on the permit each day before starting a fire.

Dan Govoni, State of Alaska Div. of Forestry: “Residents on the Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak need to check with their local municipalities to see what type of burn permits are also required by them.”

Burn permits issued prior to the 2019 season are no longer valid. The general burn permits are free and available at the Kenai-Kodiak Division of Forestry Office in Soldotna.

Large scale burn permits require a site inspection and a burn plan in place prior to the permit being issued.