Open burning may be permitted for the following special situations. All pertinent and applicable laws, rules, and ordinances must be complied with.
(A) Environmentally prescribed burning conducted for purposes of wildlife habitat maintenance, forestry purposes, natural area management, ecosystem management, and firefighting or prevention burning. All conditions defined in chapter 3 shall be met. Only vegetation and clean petroleum products may be burned.
(B) Burning of vegetation by fire departments and firefighters to create fire breaks for purposes of extinguishing an existing fire.
(C) Burning of clean petroleum products for fire extinguisher training.
(1) The local Fire Department and local Health Department must be notified at least 24 hours in advance of the date, time, and location of the burning.
(2) All burning shall take place in a noncombustible container or enclosure, enclosed on all sides and having a bottom.
(3) A total of no more than 14 gallons of fuel may be burned per day.
(4) Only one fire may be allowed to burn at a time.
(5) All burning shall be conducted in such a manner so as to prevent any possibility of soil contamination.
(D) Open burning, other than mentioned above, may be permitted when a variance from 326 IAC 4-1 has been approved by the state’s Department of Environmental Management.
(Ord. 2003-01, passed 1-7-2003)