For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DESIGNATED FIRE OFFICIAL. Fire Chief, Fire Marshal, or other designee who provides fire protection or public safety services to the city.
DISEASED SHADE TREE. Any tree infected by Dutch elm disease, Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) infestation, oak wilt disease or any tree control program established by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
FIRE PROTECTION CONTRACT. A contract between the city and a town or other city for the city to provide fire service.
FIRE SERVICE. Any deployment of firefighting personnel and/or equipment to extinguish a fire or perform any preventative measure in an effort to protect equipment, life, or property in an area threatened by fire. It also includes the deployment of firefighting personnel and/or equipment to provide fire suppression, rescue, extrication, and any other services related to fire and rescue as may occasionally occur.
MOTOR VEHICLE. Any self-propelled vehicle designed and originally manufactured to operate primarily upon public roads and highways, and not operated exclusively upon railroad tracks. It includes semitrailers. It does not include snowmobiles, manufactured homes, all terrain vehicles, or park trailers.
MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT. An agreement between the city and a town or other city for the city's Fire Department to provide assistance to the fire department of a town or other city.
OPEN BURNING. The burning of any matter whereby the resultant combustion products are emitted directly to the atmosphere without passing through an adequate stack, duct, or chimney, except a recreational or camp fire as defined herein. Mobile cooking devices such as charcoal grills, wood smokers, manufactured hibachis, and propane or natural gas devices are not considered open burning devices.
RECREATIONAL/CAMP FIRE. A fire set in accordance with this chapter with an approved starter fuel and is no more than three feet in diameter, contained within a recreational fire site, for recreational, ceremonial, or social food preparation.
RECREATIONAL/CAMP FIRE SITE. An area of no more than a three-foot diameter circle (as measured from the inside of the fire ring or border), completely surrounded by non-combustible and non- smoke or odor producing material, either natural rock, cement, brick, tile, blocks, or ferrous metal. Burning barrels are not a recreational fire site as defined herein.
RUNNING FIRE. An attended fire allowed to spread through surface vegetative matter under controlled conditions for the purpose of vegetative management, forest management, game habitat management, or agricultural improvement.
STARTER FUELS. Dry, untreated, unpainted, kindling, branches, or charcoal fire starter. Paraffin candles are permitted as a starter fuel and an aid to ignition only. Propane gas torches or other clean gas burning devices causing minimal pollution may be used to start an open burn.
VEGETATIVE MATERIALS. Dry leaves, dry grass clippings, twigs, branches, tree limbs, and other similar materials. Paper and cardboard are not considered vegetative materials.
WOOD. Dry, clean fuels, twigs, branches, limbs, manufactured fireplace logs, charcoal, or cord wood. WOOD does not include wood that is green with leaves or needles, rotten, wet, oil soaked, or treated with paint, glue, or preservatives.
(Ord. 302, passed 11-1-2022)