It is important to remember that embers blowing from a backyard fire pose the same threat to your home as if they are from a wildfire.
The fire pit’s location is important to mitigate the hazards. If the fire pit is under low hanging branches or the overhanging eaves of a house, or too near other structures this dramatically increases the exposure to potential ignition.
Keeping the size under three feet in diameter and two feet high, and contained to a permanent outdoor fire ring, a portable outdoor fireplace, or a commercially designed chiminea will assist in maintaining control.
Be mindful of the changing weather conditions. Wind-blown embers igniting dry vegetation and threatening homes sounds like a wildfire. Yet, this summer that source of embers may well be your own patio fire pit or backyard campfire.
Most of all, safely enjoy your patio fire pit or backyard campfire and keep blowing embers that come from any source from threatening your home this summer.
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Website Accessibility Statement
Umatilla County Fire District #1 is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Umatilla County Fire District #1
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:
Umatilla County Fire District #1 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,
Umatilla County Fire District #1 regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
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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.