THE “BACKYARD BURN SEASON” HAS BEEN SUSPENDED IN MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES. THE “BURN SEASON” TYPICALLY RUNS FROM DECEMBER 1ST THROUGH APRIL 30TH…..BUT DUE TO INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS CAL-FIRE HAS CANCELLED IT UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WHILE CAL-FIRE CAN LIFT THE BAN, EACH JURISDICTION CAN OPT TO KEEP THE BURN BAN IN PLACE IF THEY FEEL THE CONDITIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITY ARE STILL DANGEROUS.