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message from the volunteers...
February
2005
Fire Safety Message
BURNING PERMITS
1.
There is an open burning ban for the whole State of
Nebraska.
2.
You must have an Open Burning Permit for any kind of
open air burning other than that in an approved commercial
incinerator.
3.
The local fire chief or his designee may
waive the open burning ban with an Open Burning Permit.
4.
You may only burn straw, hay, leaves, brush or
untreated lumber with a burning permit.
5.
If burning anything other than the above named items,
you must also get a permit from the Nebraska Department of
Environmental Quality and have that before you will get a
permit from the fire chief.
6.
You may only burn between 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM, without
special permission from the fire chief.
7.
You can’t burn if the wind is blowing at such a rate
that it would carry ashes or sparks to an adjoining property
or near a building.
8.
You can’t burn if the smoke from your fire would
impinge on the property or rights of others.
9.
You can’t burn within twenty (20) feet of any building.
10.
You must attend the fire at all times while it is
burning and if you leave, you must extinguish the fire.
11.
You must take every precaution possible to keep the
fire from spreading. This could include clearing a space
around the fire, having a garden hose or other water supply
handy and having a shovel or rake with in easy reach.
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From the Ogallala Volunteer Fire Department,
providing emergency services to the communities
of Keith County for 91 years.
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