Campo Fire Dates

[telboy]

Last year we received with our electricity a leaflet from the emergency services stating a date from 1st June to 15th October at which it is strictly illegal to light an open fire on our land without permission. We had nothing similar posted to us this year.

Does anyone know whether these dates apply for all provinces of Andalucia or do they differ from province to province, and do they change year after year depending on the weather leading up to Summer?

Cheers

[Beachcomber]

Permits for bonfires are issued by the town hall. You will get information for your particular area there.

[gruff]

Well, I'm coming out 26th. October to get the weeds etc. burnt. If I can't do it then I will just have to spend the time in the bar.

Martin

[Julie]

Sounds like a plan

[flan_taster]

In the area that I know (Cadiz province) it seemed that Thursdays were good days to have a bonfire in the campo so just to check I went to the local fire station and asked the man behind the desk. He didn't know the answer so went to the police station at his suggestion and the guy with the gun and moustache said with a flurry - any day is ok. He then put a cigar in his mouth. So now I just look at nearby locals to see if they have bonfires.
I don't think that it is wise to burn things before the winter rains have really started.

[Lavanda]

The ayuntamiento issues the permissions here around mid October BUT it depends on the rain. The decision for the exact date is made at Junta level and the Town Halls are notified accordingly.

[gruff]

A friend up the road (in Iznate) has been told "after the 15th. October".

[barry]

Seems best advice is to check with ayuntamiento as to if you need permission and what dates as there is a lot of local differences.

[Anntonio]

I agree. I had to go to the town hall, they have dates for you to get a licence posted on the wall. I had to be there at 9am on a certain day and waited with the farmers.After going through my paper work, in Spanish by two environmental officers I was issued with a licence. It ran from 9th nov to 14th april. No fires on weekends, or fiestas and only between the hours of 8am and 1pm. Not within 5 meters of a road or neighbours property! But I watched burning going on at weekends all around! I just kept to the law, just in case

[curatokid]

As a matter of interest how much did the licence cost ?

[anis]

According to the forecasts I use, it is really going to rain hard this Thursday night /Friday morning - storm level so if you do have a bonfire stash it might be worth covering it up to try to keep it a bit dry in readiness for when you can begin to burn.
The forecast doesn't look to good for rain for the entire weekend around my area.

[anis]

..just checked again and the storm build up has gone but it still looks like two days of rain.

[Lavanda]

They are free up here with one copy for the Ayuntamiento, one for the Guardia and one for the applicant.

[Anntonio]

The licence is free. You may get away with out one, but because I have quite a bit of land and a lot onf bamboo I want to be legal. As most things here just follow the law. You meet a lot of nice farmers that want to help you as they then know you love the land and produce. Put your ideas in, they sometimes work. They have with me. Listen and look, but do not be affraid to use what you know! Slome locals told me "thats wrong" but when my trees are full and everything is good I just smile.

[Anntonio]

When it is dry it is very dry. I went to town one day and some clown had thrown a cig out of a car and set fire to the cana. Thank God that the guy,who lived away was there next door at the time. I helped him to put out the fire for a couple of hours, but if he had not been there the lot, and the house would have gone.