CAL FIRE HAS BANNED ALL OPEN BURNING IN AREAS UNDER CONTRACT TO THEM IN MONTEREY COUNTY. SANTA CRUZ, SANTA CLARA, SAN MATEO, SAN BENITO AND ALAMEDA COUNTIES ARE ALSO AFFECTED. OPEN BURNING SUSPENSIONS EFFECTIVELY REDUCE THE RISK AND OCCURRENCE OF LARGE FIRES. SOME BURNING MAY STILL BE ALLOWED WITH A PERMIT FROM CAL FIRE, AND CAMPFIRES AT DESIGNATED CAMPSITES CAN CONTINUE. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.READYFORWILDFIRE.ORG
