Eldningsförbud before the walpurgis night

Last april, there are many who will sing in the spring around the majbrasor that lights up around the country. But in the years there is eldningsförbud in the several counties and municipalities.

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to discourage you from light majbrasor, but calls for diligence.

" You must have an eye on what the municipality says about burning. In some municipalities, they have eldningsförbud which means that you do not get the kindle majbrasor, " says Lars Brodin, fire protection engineer at the fire protection association.

" I think not, it is a tradition to light majbrasor. However, it is very dry in the ground now and then it is to be extra careful.

" It has been special this year, in ordinary cases, usually gräsbrandsäsongen come in the spring, then it is usually a break before the forest fires will come later in the summer. Now they have overlapped and so it has not been in the past.

– It is common sense that prevails. You have to think about before you start a fire and keep track. But also to follow the general tips that we have.

And what the ban actually means can vary from municipality to municipality. In the whole county eldningsförbudet right now in the county of Östergötland, Kronoberg and Jönköping. The ban is also locally in some municipalities around the country, in Skåne, Dalarna and Kalmar.

– It is important to check what conditions apply in the municipality you live in. If eldningsförbud can change from day to day, " says Lars Brodin.

is the latest update on Monday that the ban is against the to make up the open fire outdoors on the ground. It also applies to fabricated fireplaces, if these do not have the specific approval of the County administrative board or the municipality.

In the county of Östergötland means the prohibition inter alia against the particular type of combustion outdoors. The prohibition includes activities such as lighting fires, grilling, and cooking. Outdoors means areas located near the forest where the fire can spread easily.

the Stockholm fire brigade advises on its website that kindle majbrasor. Emergency services in Uppsala to do the same. On the other hand, not eldningsförbudet in the county of Stockholm or Uppsala.

In the county of Kronoberg is eldningsförbud and it will probably remain in the walpurgis night, but that there may be a question if the dispensation of the basin during the may day celebrations.