Augusta Fire Department
Outdoor Burning
Campgrounds
-All campground fires must meet all the restrictions of the camfire permit.
-The owner of the campground is responsible for any and all fires in the campground.
-The campground must have a means of extinguishment to control and or extinguish a fire that can be taken to any campsite within 10 minutes.
-The campground must have staff available at all times that are trained to respond with and use all extinguishment equipment
-Each and every campground staff must have a cell phone to call 911 should a fire escape containment.
-If not all staff have cell phones, then the campground must have at least one staff member working at all times with a cell phone and a two-way Radio. All other staff members must also have a two way radio so they may contact the staff member with the cell phone to call 911 should the fire escape containment.
-A map of such campground must be supplied to the Fire Chief which includes roadways, routes, lanes, water sources, and structures.
-The owner of the campground is responsible for any and all fires in the campground.
-The campground must have a means of extinguishment to control and or extinguish a fire that can be taken to any campsite within 10 minutes.
-The campground must have staff available at all times that are trained to respond with and use all extinguishment equipment
-Each and every campground staff must have a cell phone to call 911 should a fire escape containment.
-If not all staff have cell phones, then the campground must have at least one staff member working at all times with a cell phone and a two-way Radio. All other staff members must also have a two way radio so they may contact the staff member with the cell phone to call 911 should the fire escape containment.
-A map of such campground must be supplied to the Fire Chief which includes roadways, routes, lanes, water sources, and structures.
