Giving the public access to a portable air curtain burner has long been a dream for three local partners: SSCRA, the Forest Stewardship Committee of the Cobb Area Council, and CALFIRE. Large-parcel owners are allowed to burn away large amounts of debris during the permitted season, but up until now small-parcel owners could only make do with costly mechanical means.
When fully operational, the ACI Unit will be the first program of its kind in Lake County to give smaller-parcel owners the ability to dispose of large amounts of brush and hazardous trees using fire safely and efficiently. Heavy material needs to be cut to 6-in. widths.
In partnership with the Action, Implementation, and Mitigation program of Cooperatives and Collaboratives Inc, a 501c3 nonprofit based in Colorado, SSCRA administered the installation and testing of the portable air curtain incinerator (ACI) at the three-way intersection of Highway 175, Harrington Flat Road and Adams Springs Road.
CALFIRE is expected to announce full operations sometime next year at a more permanent location elsewhere in the south county.
