[Vision2020] PR - 2008 Burning Season in City of Moscow Announced

[Stephanie Kalasz]

City of Moscow

Administration

  
 

 


Press Release

To:       Interested Media

From:   Gary J. Riedner, Moscow 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, City Management Team

Date:    March 12, 2008

Re:       Press Release

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

 

2008 Burning Season in City of Moscow Announced

 

Moscow, Idaho - March 12, 2008 - City of Moscow Fire Chief Ed Button has
announced that the annual spring burning season will by April 12 through
April 27.  Open burning is only allowed for garden waste, tree trimmings
and brush.  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.

 

Call the Moscow Fire Department at (208) 882-2831 with any questions.  

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Jen Pfiffner

Assistant to the City Supervisor

City of Moscow

(208) 883-7123

jpfiffner at ci.moscow.id.us

 

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