Prior to any land-management burning (grassland/CRP), a Prescribed Fire Plan meeting the requirements of Nebraska Revised Statute 81-520.05 shall be submitted to the Fire Chief for approval.
After the plan is reviewed and approved, the Fire Chief may issue a permit for land-management burning under the authority granted by Nebraska Revised Statute 81-520.04 and 81-520.01 which is subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the Southwest Rural Fire District.
Land Management Permits are now available below :
(Land Management Burning within the Southwest Rural Fire District requires winds (gusts included) to be 15 mph or less and RH above 30%.)
*** We are aware that other Prescribed Fire Plan templates are available and published by other organizations; it is acceptable for you to submit these other templates if that is what you commonly use. If you are submitting other templates, email those to burnpermit@swfire.org . Please attach a .pdf or .jpg of an aerial map of the burn location. The Lancaster County Assessor Website and Google Earth are good resources to provide aerial map photos to outline your proposed burn area. Questions and assistance regarding the plan can be sent to that email. You will also have to submit a permit request via the link box above. Select “Land Management Burn.” In a majority of the “Land Management Details”, you can type language such as “Supplied in Prescribed Fire Plan on file with Southwest.”