Although burning straw is a way to quickly clean up farmland, there are problems such as fire risk, air pollution, and soil fertility loss, and many countries and regions have expressly banned open-air burning of straw. If incineration is allowed in your location, please be sure to strictly comply with local regulations and environmental requirements, and give priority to more environmentally friendly alternatives (such as returning straw to the field, making compost or biomass fuels). If you are sure that you need to incinerate, the following steps can speed up the progress and reduce the risk as much as possible： --- ###**1. Pre-preparation (the key to speeding up progress)** 1. **Confirm legality and conditions** -Check whether the burning of straw is allowed in the local area, whether you need to apply for permission in advance or report to the fire/environmental protection department. - Choose weather without strong winds (wind ≤Level3), low humidity, and sunny weather to avoid rainy or extremely dry weather (easy to get out of control). 2. **Optimize straw status** -Stack the stalks into strips or piles in advance to reduce the time for scattered incineration. - Make sure that the straw is fully dry (low humidity burns faster), and it can be spread out in advance to dry. 3. **Plan the incineration area** -Divide farmland into multiple small pieces and burn them in batches to avoid simultaneous ignition and loss of control. -Clean up flammable substances such as weeds and dead branches within 10 meters of the incineration site in advance, and open up an isolation zone (width ≥5 meters). 4. **Tool preparation** -Fire extinguishing materials: prepare water tankers, water pipes, fire extinguishers, shovels, sand, etc. -Ignition tools: Use a long-handled igniter or torch to avoid throwing the source of fire directly by hand. --- ###**2. Implementation of incineration (taking into account efficiency and safety)** 1. **Downwind ignition** -**“Headwind ignition method"**: Start the ignition from the downwind direction of the farmland, let the fire spread downwind, and avoid the flames scurrying. - Multiple people collaborate to ignite in groups and advance according to the planned route (for example, strip incineration can be ignited along the ridge line). 2. **Control the fire range** - Keep an eye on the boundary of the fire when burning, and use a shovel to slap or splash water to prevent the fire from splashing outside the isolation zone. -If the fire is too large, immediately extinguish the edge with sand or water, and give priority to the protection of surrounding houses, woods, etc. 3. **Time-sharing incineration** -Choose to burn after 10 o'clock in the morning (dew evaporates) or before 4 o'clock in the afternoon (leaving sufficient time to deal with the residual fire). - Avoid night operation, low visibility can easily lead to loss of control. --- ###**3. Post-mortem treatment (eliminate hidden dangers)** 1. **Completely extinguish the remaining fire** - After burning, use a shovel to turn the ashes over and splash water to ensure that there is no dark fire residue. - Special personnel are on duty before the ashes are cooled to prevent reburning. 2. **Use ash resources** -Ash can be sprinkled back into farmland as potash fertilizer (the amount needs to be adjusted in combination with the soil pH value). --- ###**4. Alternative suggestions (safer and more environmentally friendly)** If time permits, it is recommended to give priority to the following methods： 1. **Straw is crushed and returned to the field** -Use a straw grinder to directly return to the field to increase soil organic matter and reduce incineration pollution. 2. **Strapping and recycling** -Package and sell straw to paper mills, feed plants or biomass power plants. 3. **Compost fermentation** -Mix compost with livestock and poultry manure and convert it into organic fertilizer. --- ###**Important reminder** -**Legal responsibility**: If a fire or pollution is caused by incineration, you may face fines or even criminal liability. -**Health effects**: PM2.5 and harmful gases from incineration can harm the respiratory system. Be sure to wear a mask and notify surrounding residents. Please be sure to weigh the pros and cons and give priority to sustainable farmland management methods!