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just got this email from the Village list-serve... I keep getting these things, and I can't think what to do with them other than post them for your viewing enjoyment... if you are into reading the missives passed down from the "Burneaucracy" ...
so, this is what they had to say today....
LIVE PLANTS
Live plants die on the playa. Ask anyone that has brought them.
They always make a mess. In our history no one has ever brought in
plants, trees, or palm fronds without creating a M.O.O.P. (Mater Out
of Place) disaster. Every sight that has used them in any quantity
has cost the clean up crew days and days of work post event.
There have been a couple of camps that have successfully brought out
sod, but they have been few and far between. Thought we do not
recommend the use, there are some tried and true techniques to
containing it that we are happy to discuss with a phone call.
The Gate, Earth Guardians and DPW clean up crew are highly sensitized
to the issue and keep a close eye out for anything that enters our
city. They will stop you at the gate or come and find you. They
have been known to incinerate projects before they were even begun.
Please support us in this effort. Help us keep the clean up crew
sane! Plastic plants work just as well and look better with a quick
watering.
Please leave your live plants behind.
_____________________________________________________
FIRE AND OPEN FLAME WITHIN THEME CAMPS
This is the final final official word on fire.
Everyone enjoys a camp fire to gather around or the light of a tiki
torch to guide them back to camp at night but fire and open flame
present a unique set of challenges on the playa. Wind is an
ever-present aspect of the Black Rock desert and must be taken into
consideration. Winds can blow sparks and embers out of fire barrels
and blow them across the open playa great distances until they settle
against something (tents, shade structures, camping gear, art works,
etc). Wind is also a factor with tiki torches and taller flame
effects. Precautions should be taken to prevent the wind from
knocking them over and a sufficient perimeter around them kept clear
from flammables. To help you prepare for and use open flame or flame
effects in you camp we have created these guidelines to help keep you
camp safe and to protect the safety of participants please read them
thoroughly.
Guidelines for open flame, burn barrels, Tiki torches, etc. within
theme camps:
1. No fire barrels or open flames shall be left unattended. At least
one camp member will be designated fire tender and be within visual
distance at all times. If found unattended while lit, open flames or
burn barrels may be extinguished and/or confiscated if there is
sufficient hazard.
2. If winds pick up, all open flames must be put out immediately and
burn barrels must be extinguished if they begin to throw sparks.
3. Open flame above 10 feet tall shall be secured from the wind and
safety perimeter increased appropriately to the hazard.
4. Open flames or burn barrels must be extinguished at the request of
any Ranger or Emergency Services personnel.
5. A 20' area around the fire must be free of any flammable materials
such as cloth, paper, tents, plastic, etc.
6. All liquid fuels must be kept at least 50' away. Please check out
the guidelines for the storage of fuels at Burning man.
7. A supply of at least 5 gallons of water and a fire extinguisher
must be kept on hand to extinguish the fire in case of high winds
(wind can blow embers and sparks a long distance on the playa!) or
other hazardous conditions.
8. Burn barrels shall be anchored to the playa and constructed in a
way that the burning surface is at least 6 inches from the playa to
prevent baking or scaring of the playa surface.
9. A special note about starting fires with Gasoline: Gasoline is a
very dangerous fuel to use to start fires because explosive vapors
can instantly build up as it is applied and as the fire is lit it can
flash and burn you!!
Guidelines for flame effects within theme camps.
1. No large scale flame effects using 40 or more gallons of fuel.
2. No pressurized liquid fuels are to be used within the camping area.
3. Flame effects shall be anchored to the playa and constructed in a
way that the burning surface is at least 6 inches from the playa to
prevent baking or scaring of the playa surface
4. If winds pick up, all flame effects must be extinguished.
5. Flame effects above 10 feet tall shall be secured from the wind
and safety perimeter increased appropriately.
6. Flame effects must be extinguished at the request of any Ranger or
Emergency Services personnel.
7. If found unattended while lit, flame effects may be extinguished
and/or confiscated if there is sufficient hazard.
8. A 20' zone around the flame effect must be free of any flammable
materials such as cloth, paper, tents, plastic, etc
9. An appropriate safe perimeter will be maintained at all times to
prevent injury to participants.
.
10. No flame effect shall be left unattended. At least one camp
member will be designated fire effect operator and be within visual
distance at all times.
_____________________________________________________
MATERIAL CULTURE
Once again we will be collecting your wonderful playa gifts and theme
camp memorabilia at the ARTery in Center Camp - in between Media
Mecca and Arctica. Please drop off one or, even better, two of each
item and we'll place it in our Material Culture box. If we're not
present you can simply leave it in the box.
Each item should be contained in a ziplock bag or envelope with a
Material Culture form. You can pick up and fill out a form at the
Artery (they'll be in the Material Culture box) or you can print one
out now from our website:
www.burningman.com/pdf/prin...facts.pdf
and include it with your object. More info can be found here:
pa.burningman.com/index.cgi .
Be sure to check out our on-line archive:
pa.burningman.com/index.cgi .
To contribute images to it, follow the instructions in the FAQ, on
each page of the archive.
The Art Department
_____________________________________________________
REMEMBRANCE PLAQUE FOR BURNERS LOST
Since 1996, Burning Man has created a plaque to commemorate members
of our community who have passed away. We would like to carry on
this tradition and honor those who have impacted our Burning
experiences and participated in making Burning Man happen. This is a
call out to you, our community, to please let us know of any burners
lost who you feel should be added to the Remembrance Plaque. Please
send their name, exactly as you would like to see it appear, to this
address:
remembrance@burningman.com
The deadline for submissions is July 20th.
______________________________________________________
TRAMPOLINES
Are you bringing one out? When trampolines are not monitored they
can lead to accidents that could cause injury and liability. Please
monitor your trampolines whenever they are available for the public
to use. Please make them inaccessible when you are not able to
monitor them.
______________________________________________________
AMPLIFICATION
The playa is a natural amplifier and it doesn't take much to produce
a large amount of sound. Bass travels multi-directionally and cannot
be absolutely contained with any structures. This gives sound as an
art form an unfair advantage over other art forms. Burning Man is
dedicated to radical self-expression, but it is also dedicated to
creating community. We all must find a way to get along with our
neighbors. As a community, we need to work together to keep sound at
desirable levels. This means that everyone involved is personally
responsible for how they affect everyone else's experience. If your
neighbor believes your sound is too loud, you must work with them to
find an acceptable volume. You will need to check in with those that
you are camped near to find out what other events are planned and
work with them to create a schedule. With these actions you should be
able to handle all of your own sound issues. If everyone works
together there will be no need for Black Rock Rangers to monitor
sound.
Sound Policy
The following four rules make up our basic sound policy:
1. Neighbors should talk to one another when sound becomes problem
and try to resolve the issue through direct communication.
2. Large-scale sound installations MUST be located along streets 2:00
and 10:00. They may express themselves at unlimited volume unless the
community complains.
3. A maximum power amplification of 300 watts is permitted behind
this Large Scale Sound Art Zone in greater Black Rock City.
4. Any concerns about sound will become a concern of the Black Rock
Rangers if a complaint is made within a few hours of the conflict.
Concerns about excessive sound can result in:
a) volume check and mediation between camps,
b) volume check and a final warning on complaints,
c) disabling of equipment.
(NOTE: Rangers will not take action on issues of taste.)
LSSA
All large scale sound art systems will be located along streets 2:00
and 10:00 (the two outermost edges of our city). Like all theme
camps, these camps will be encouraged to be as creative and
interactive as possible. The primary rule is that all speakers MUST
be turned away from greater Black Rock City toward the open playa at
all times.
Placing a large vehicle directly behind speakers does WONDERS to keep
sound from moving back into Black Rock City proper. If you drive a
large truck to the event it must be placed behind the sound system.
Elevating the speakers off the ground is also highly recommended
Mutant Vehicles
All sound regulations apply to mutant vehicles driving through our
city and on the open playa. Please watch your volumes as you drive
by performances or events in progress or through the city proper.
____________________________________________________
STRUCTURES
Large structures need to be secured properly. All designs are
strongly advised to include safety provisions. For more on this,
please check out:
www.burningman.com/preparat...ring.html
Remember, any structure that could hold many people should be
monitored to make sure that weight loads are not exceeded. They
should also be built with separate entrances and exits. Anything
over 15 feet high and anything made of scaffolding should be
carefully considered for safety. It is always helpful to get a
structural engineer to look over your design before arriving on the
playa.
Towers are great for climbing and will attracted great interest. You
should be prepared to monitor your towers and make them inaccessible
when you can not.
________________________________________________________
Thanks Folks!
Harley
--
Harley K. DuBois
Black Rock City LLC
Community Services and Playa Safety
415 865-3800, ext 103
just got this email from the Village list-serve... I keep getting these things, and I can't think what to do with them other than post them for your viewing enjoyment... if you are into reading the missives passed down from the "Burneaucracy" ...
so, this is what they had to say today....
LIVE PLANTS
Live plants die on the playa. Ask anyone that has brought them.
They always make a mess. In our history no one has ever brought in
plants, trees, or palm fronds without creating a M.O.O.P. (Mater Out
of Place) disaster. Every sight that has used them in any quantity
has cost the clean up crew days and days of work post event.
There have been a couple of camps that have successfully brought out
sod, but they have been few and far between. Thought we do not
recommend the use, there are some tried and true techniques to
containing it that we are happy to discuss with a phone call.
The Gate, Earth Guardians and DPW clean up crew are highly sensitized
to the issue and keep a close eye out for anything that enters our
city. They will stop you at the gate or come and find you. They
have been known to incinerate projects before they were even begun.
Please support us in this effort. Help us keep the clean up crew
sane! Plastic plants work just as well and look better with a quick
watering.
Please leave your live plants behind.
_____________________________________________________
FIRE AND OPEN FLAME WITHIN THEME CAMPS
This is the final final official word on fire.
Everyone enjoys a camp fire to gather around or the light of a tiki
torch to guide them back to camp at night but fire and open flame
present a unique set of challenges on the playa. Wind is an
ever-present aspect of the Black Rock desert and must be taken into
consideration. Winds can blow sparks and embers out of fire barrels
and blow them across the open playa great distances until they settle
against something (tents, shade structures, camping gear, art works,
etc). Wind is also a factor with tiki torches and taller flame
effects. Precautions should be taken to prevent the wind from
knocking them over and a sufficient perimeter around them kept clear
from flammables. To help you prepare for and use open flame or flame
effects in you camp we have created these guidelines to help keep you
camp safe and to protect the safety of participants please read them
thoroughly.
Guidelines for open flame, burn barrels, Tiki torches, etc. within
theme camps:
1. No fire barrels or open flames shall be left unattended. At least
one camp member will be designated fire tender and be within visual
distance at all times. If found unattended while lit, open flames or
burn barrels may be extinguished and/or confiscated if there is
sufficient hazard.
2. If winds pick up, all open flames must be put out immediately and
burn barrels must be extinguished if they begin to throw sparks.
3. Open flame above 10 feet tall shall be secured from the wind and
safety perimeter increased appropriately to the hazard.
4. Open flames or burn barrels must be extinguished at the request of
any Ranger or Emergency Services personnel.
5. A 20' area around the fire must be free of any flammable materials
such as cloth, paper, tents, plastic, etc.
6. All liquid fuels must be kept at least 50' away. Please check out
the guidelines for the storage of fuels at Burning man.
7. A supply of at least 5 gallons of water and a fire extinguisher
must be kept on hand to extinguish the fire in case of high winds
(wind can blow embers and sparks a long distance on the playa!) or
other hazardous conditions.
8. Burn barrels shall be anchored to the playa and constructed in a
way that the burning surface is at least 6 inches from the playa to
prevent baking or scaring of the playa surface.
9. A special note about starting fires with Gasoline: Gasoline is a
very dangerous fuel to use to start fires because explosive vapors
can instantly build up as it is applied and as the fire is lit it can
flash and burn you!!
Guidelines for flame effects within theme camps.
1. No large scale flame effects using 40 or more gallons of fuel.
2. No pressurized liquid fuels are to be used within the camping area.
3. Flame effects shall be anchored to the playa and constructed in a
way that the burning surface is at least 6 inches from the playa to
prevent baking or scaring of the playa surface
4. If winds pick up, all flame effects must be extinguished.
5. Flame effects above 10 feet tall shall be secured from the wind
and safety perimeter increased appropriately.
6. Flame effects must be extinguished at the request of any Ranger or
Emergency Services personnel.
7. If found unattended while lit, flame effects may be extinguished
and/or confiscated if there is sufficient hazard.
8. A 20' zone around the flame effect must be free of any flammable
materials such as cloth, paper, tents, plastic, etc
9. An appropriate safe perimeter will be maintained at all times to
prevent injury to participants.
.
10. No flame effect shall be left unattended. At least one camp
member will be designated fire effect operator and be within visual
distance at all times.
_____________________________________________________
MATERIAL CULTURE
Once again we will be collecting your wonderful playa gifts and theme
camp memorabilia at the ARTery in Center Camp - in between Media
Mecca and Arctica. Please drop off one or, even better, two of each
item and we'll place it in our Material Culture box. If we're not
present you can simply leave it in the box.
Each item should be contained in a ziplock bag or envelope with a
Material Culture form. You can pick up and fill out a form at the
Artery (they'll be in the Material Culture box) or you can print one
out now from our website:
www.burningman.com/pdf/prin...facts.pdf
and include it with your object. More info can be found here:
pa.burningman.com/index.cgi .
Be sure to check out our on-line archive:
pa.burningman.com/index.cgi .
To contribute images to it, follow the instructions in the FAQ, on
each page of the archive.
The Art Department
_____________________________________________________
REMEMBRANCE PLAQUE FOR BURNERS LOST
Since 1996, Burning Man has created a plaque to commemorate members
of our community who have passed away. We would like to carry on
this tradition and honor those who have impacted our Burning
experiences and participated in making Burning Man happen. This is a
call out to you, our community, to please let us know of any burners
lost who you feel should be added to the Remembrance Plaque. Please
send their name, exactly as you would like to see it appear, to this
address:
remembrance@burningman.com
The deadline for submissions is July 20th.
______________________________________________________
TRAMPOLINES
Are you bringing one out? When trampolines are not monitored they
can lead to accidents that could cause injury and liability. Please
monitor your trampolines whenever they are available for the public
to use. Please make them inaccessible when you are not able to
monitor them.
______________________________________________________
AMPLIFICATION
The playa is a natural amplifier and it doesn't take much to produce
a large amount of sound. Bass travels multi-directionally and cannot
be absolutely contained with any structures. This gives sound as an
art form an unfair advantage over other art forms. Burning Man is
dedicated to radical self-expression, but it is also dedicated to
creating community. We all must find a way to get along with our
neighbors. As a community, we need to work together to keep sound at
desirable levels. This means that everyone involved is personally
responsible for how they affect everyone else's experience. If your
neighbor believes your sound is too loud, you must work with them to
find an acceptable volume. You will need to check in with those that
you are camped near to find out what other events are planned and
work with them to create a schedule. With these actions you should be
able to handle all of your own sound issues. If everyone works
together there will be no need for Black Rock Rangers to monitor
sound.
Sound Policy
The following four rules make up our basic sound policy:
1. Neighbors should talk to one another when sound becomes problem
and try to resolve the issue through direct communication.
2. Large-scale sound installations MUST be located along streets 2:00
and 10:00. They may express themselves at unlimited volume unless the
community complains.
3. A maximum power amplification of 300 watts is permitted behind
this Large Scale Sound Art Zone in greater Black Rock City.
4. Any concerns about sound will become a concern of the Black Rock
Rangers if a complaint is made within a few hours of the conflict.
Concerns about excessive sound can result in:
a) volume check and mediation between camps,
b) volume check and a final warning on complaints,
c) disabling of equipment.
(NOTE: Rangers will not take action on issues of taste.)
LSSA
All large scale sound art systems will be located along streets 2:00
and 10:00 (the two outermost edges of our city). Like all theme
camps, these camps will be encouraged to be as creative and
interactive as possible. The primary rule is that all speakers MUST
be turned away from greater Black Rock City toward the open playa at
all times.
Placing a large vehicle directly behind speakers does WONDERS to keep
sound from moving back into Black Rock City proper. If you drive a
large truck to the event it must be placed behind the sound system.
Elevating the speakers off the ground is also highly recommended
Mutant Vehicles
All sound regulations apply to mutant vehicles driving through our
city and on the open playa. Please watch your volumes as you drive
by performances or events in progress or through the city proper.
____________________________________________________
STRUCTURES
Large structures need to be secured properly. All designs are
strongly advised to include safety provisions. For more on this,
please check out:
www.burningman.com/preparat...ring.html
Remember, any structure that could hold many people should be
monitored to make sure that weight loads are not exceeded. They
should also be built with separate entrances and exits. Anything
over 15 feet high and anything made of scaffolding should be
carefully considered for safety. It is always helpful to get a
structural engineer to look over your design before arriving on the
playa.
Towers are great for climbing and will attracted great interest. You
should be prepared to monitor your towers and make them inaccessible
when you can not.
________________________________________________________
Thanks Folks!
Harley
--
Harley K. DuBois
Black Rock City LLC
Community Services and Playa Safety
415 865-3800, ext 103
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