If spring cleanup around your property involves the burning of yard debris, perhaps there are alternatives this year you might consider.
Norfolk’s Fire Prevention Officer Cory Armstrong-Smith offers a few practical suggestions which might prove safer and less irritating to neighbours.
If burning yard waste is route you wish to take, you do need to make sure you have your ducks in a row.
Of course, there are different kinds of fires you can have – whether it is burning debris or just an evening of roasting marshmallows.
Backyard fires should, recreation and to get rid of yard waste, should not included paper, cardboard, garbage and plywood or construction materials.
The fire department responding to complaints or concerns regarding backyard fires makes up around 40 per cent of what they dubbed “preventable calls”, or roughly 21 per cent of all calls they receive.
Armstrong-Smith reiterates that it is costly to tax payers every time the fire department needs to go out to these backyard burns.
The Fire Department has come up with a few handy graphics for people below.
If you need to obtain a burn permit, you can call the county at 519-426-5870 extension 0.
