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Burn Guide

Smoke and Ash Management Guidelines

Identify smoke sensitive areas, such as neighborhoods, schools and hospitals.
Review the fire weather report provided.
Develop a prescribed burn plan.
Determine the smoke category day (see below).
Determine the smoke and ash screening distances.
Determine the direction of the smoke and ash plume.
Evaluate the prescribed burn results.
Keep good records for each prescribed agricultural burn.

Category Day Recommendations

	No burning.
	No burning until after 11 a.m. and not before surface inversion has lifted. Fire should be substantially burned out by 4 p.m.
	Daytime burning after surface inversion has lifted.
	Burning OK any time.
	Unstable and windy. Excellent smoke dispersal. Burn with caution.

Serving People Through Research and Education

The Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, known as the LSU AgCenter, is one of 11 institutions in the Louisiana State University System. The LSU AgCenter's mission is to provide the people of Louisiana with research-based educational information that will improve their lives and economic well-being. The LSU AgCenter includes the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, which conducts agriculturally based research, and the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, which extends the knowledge derived from research to the people of the state. The LSU AgCenter plays an integral role in supporting agricultural industries, enhancing the environment and improving the quality of life for all people of Louisiana through its research and educational programs that include topics ranging from 4-H youth development to nutrition and health and family life to community development. For more information, go to www.LSUAgCenter.com.

To report problems or issues with this app or the information contained therein, please contact firecast@agcenter.lsu.edu.

Contributors:

Kenneth Gravois, Ph.D., Sugarcane Specialist - LSU AgCenter Sugar Research Station
Fred Piazza, Ph.D., CIO - LSU AgCenter Information Technology

Site Development:

Henry Capello Jr. - Coordinator/Developer
Meghan Scuderi - Programmer

Site Design:

Sandy Fiser - Manager
Megan Smith - Designer