[Vision2020] PR - City of Moscow Burning Season

[Stephanie Kalasz]

Press Release - 2009 City of Moscow Burning Season

 

To:      Interested Media

From:  Gary J. Riedner, City Supervisor

            206 E. 3rd St., Moscow, Idaho 83843

Telephone: (208) 883-7006; Fax: (208) 883-7018

E-mail: griedner at ci.moscow.id.us

c:         Mayor, City Council, All City Users

Re:      City of Moscow Press Release

Date:   March 26, 2009

 

For Immediate Release:

 

2009 City of Moscow Burning Season

Moscow, Idaho - City of Moscow Fire Officials have announced the spring
burning season will be April 11 through April 26.  Open burning is
allowed for garden waste, tree trimmings and brush only.

 

The following conditions are required for open burning:

 1.     Burning shall be at a distance of at least 25 feet from any
building, structure or other combustible material when the pile size is
3 feet or less in diameter and 2 feet or less in height. Anything larger
shall be 50 feet or more from any structure or other combustible
material.

2.     A garden hose with water supply or other fire extinguishing
equipment shall be on hand and a competent person will be at the burn
site at all times until the fire has been totally extinguished. Persons
who are burning debris must be in legal control of the lot or parcel of
land on which the burning is to take place.

3.     There will be no burning on public land.

4.     No waste matter shall be burned which will, in the burning
process, produce toxic, dense or offensive odors.

5.     No burning will be allowed after dark and persons who are burning
debris will make sure that all fires are totally extinguished before
leaving the site.

6.     No demolition or construction site burning is permitted during
this burning period.

7.     This burning period shall not include lot burning, leaves, grass
trimmings or any rubbish containing paper products.

8.     A written permit is not required for this burning period;
however, it should be noted that persons who do not meet all of the
above requirements may be subject to fines as per the City of Moscow
Code.

9.     Burning will be ordered immediately discontinued if the Fire
Chief on duty determines that smoke emissions are offensive to occupants
of surrounding property or if open burning is determined by the Fire
Chief to constitute a hazardous condition.

 

For more information or questions, please call the Moscow Fire
Department at (208) 882-2831.

 

 

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Jen Pfiffner

Assistant to the City Supervisor

City of Moscow | 206 E Third Street

Moscow, ID 83843

(208) 883-7123

 

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