Burning conducted in conjunction with training for public, private, and industrial firefighters shall be subject to the following criteria.
(A) Excluding fire training that has been approved by the State Fire Marshal, or which has been certified by the State Fire Commission, or which is conducted in accordance with standards adopted by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, any entity intending to conduct fire training shall submit written notification to the local Division for Air Quality regional office a minimum of 15 days prior to the scheduled training. The written notification shall state the location and the date of the proposed fire training, the name and contact information for the on-site training coordinator, the number of firefighters to be trained, the goals and the objectives of the training, and a brief summary of what is to be taught.
(B) Any materials that contain asbestos shall not be burned.
(C) Materials likely to produce hazardous or toxic emissions shall be removed prior to the fire training burning event, to the extent practicable, and properly disposed.
(D) Excluding fire training approved by the State Division of Forestry or the State Fire Marshal, or which has been certified by the State Fire Commission, or which is conducted in accordance with standards adopted by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, entities conducting fire training shall be limited to one burning event related to training per year for every ten firefighters under their supervision.
(E) Excluding fire training approved by the State Division of Forestry or the State Fire Marshal, or which has been certified by the State Fire Commission, or which is conducted in accordance with standards adopted by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, between May 1 and September 30, fire training shall not be conducted in any counties, or portions of counties, which are, or were previously, designated moderate non-attainment for ozone, or designated, or previously designated, non-attainment for the eight-hour ozone or PM2.5 national ambient air quality standard, pursuant to 401 KAR 51:010.
(Ord. 01-2017, passed 2-22-2017) Penalty, see § 93.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see KRS 149.400, 224.10-100, 224.20-100, 224.20-110, 224.20-120