The Fire Chief or his or her designated representative is hereby authorized and directed to declare when a state of emergency exists with respect to fires within the village. When such state of fire emergency exists, the Fire Chief or his or her designated representative may prohibit all out-of-doors burning of combustibles within the village during such state of fire emergency. The state of emergency shall exist when the Fire Chief or his or her designated representative or the Department of Natural Resources or State Fire Marshal makes a formal declaration of the existence of such a state of fire emergency and posts a notice to that effect in a public place within the village office.
(1984 Code, § 3-07-01-029) (Ord. 182, passed 4-11-1989)