1. You burn at your own risk.
2. We cannot give you permission to burn; we can provide you with the laws and guidelines to burn.
3. Failure to follow all laws could result in punishment from any of the governing agencies.
4. ODNR Division of Forestry prohibits outdoor burning in rural areas between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. during the months of March, April, May, October and November.
5. Ohio EPA limits burning for cooking and occupational needs within 1 mile of the city.
6. Outside of the 1-mile area, burning is permitted for waste purposes if other guidelines are followed.
7. No burning within 1000 feet of an inhabited building located off the property where the fire is set, or within 50 feet of any structure, or 15 feet if the fire is in an approved container.
8. The fire cannot obscure visibility for roadways, railroad tracks, or air fields.
9. The size of the fire must be limited to 5 feet by 5 feet and no longer than 3 hours in duration.
Here are some safety tips and guidelines to follow when burning.
Read the information contained in the links on the left.
Call the county fire dispatch center at 345-2345 or 349-6758 to notify them of your intent to burn.
Clear a 10-foot area around the burning site.
Have water or an extinguisher handy
Avoid windy days
Do not burn within 200 feet of any other brush or grass.
Stay with the fire until it is out.
Call the county fire dispatch center at 345-2345 or 349-6758 to notify them when you have finish burning and your fire has been safely extinguished.