SLASH PILE AND OPEN BURNING PERMITS HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE 2023-2024 BURN SEASON. APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2024-2025 SEASON WILL OPEN IN OCTOBER 2024
PLEASE ALLOW UP TO 14 DAYS TO PROCESS ANY NEW APPLICATIONS. ALL PILE BURN PERMITS EXPIRE 04/01/2024
Slash Piles
Slash pile permits are good for 6 months.
Slash piles must be 50’ away from the nearest structure.
Slash piles must be 10’ from any standing trees.
Slash piles must be 20’ from the next closest slash pile.
Slash piles must be no bigger than 6′ X 6′ X 6′ (bigger piles will require a site visit which will incur a fee).
No more than 5 slash piles can be burned at the same time.
Slash piles may only be burned on “Burn Days”. Check this website for Burn Day notifications.
If the district is in a fire restriction level 2 or higher burning is not allowed.
The burning of trash and milled lumber products is prohibited.
You must call dispatch to let them know you are burning. PROVIDE PHONE NUMBER!
To apply for a slash pile burn permit please fill out the form below.
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Website Accessibility Policy
Oak Creek Fire Protection District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Oak Creek Fire Protection District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Oak Creek Fire Protection District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Oak Creek Fire Protection District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
