Open Burning in McCandless

GUIDELINES FOR ISSUANCE OF OPEN BURNING PERMITS AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE OPEN BURNING REGULATIONS,
Town of McCandless, PA

No person shall conduct, or allow to be conducted, the open burning of any material, except where the Office of the Fire marshal has issued an open burning permit to such person in accordance with this section.

Immediately upon the discovery of any open burning, the person responsible for the property on which the burning occurs shall immediately extinguish such burning.

Open burning is in no way allowed for the removal or the disposal of trash or accumulation of brush, trees, leaves, etc.

Open burning, recreational fires shall be allowed within the Town of McCandless only with a permit issued through the Office of the Fire Marshal

	A fire prevention permit application must be filed with the Fire Marshal's office a minimum of 24 hours prior to the scheduled burn time. The permit must be submitted in full, along with a $25 permit fee.
	The fire department must be notified before and after the burn event by calling the NorthWest Regional 911 Dispatch center's non-emergency telephone number, (412)369-2200.
	A minimum of one portable fire extinguisher or other approved on-site fire extinguishing agents, such as dirt, sand, water barrel or garden hose shall be available for immediate utilization
	A responsible person shall attend any open burning at all times.
	The approved permit shall be in the possession of the applicant or authorized representative at the site f the permitted open burning site, and shall be made available for inspection upon request by any fire protection or law enforcement officer.
	Open burning that is or will be objectionable due to the atmospheric conditions or local conditions (e.g., dry weather) which make such fires hazardous shall be prohibited. The Fire Marshal, fire protection or law enforcement officer is authorized to order the extinguishment by the permit holder or the fire department of open burning that creates or adds to a hazardous or objectionable situation.
	Only dry, clean, untreated wood products or other clean-burning fues are to be used for recreation or cookout fires.
	Only smokeless fuels may be used to start the fires.
	The size of the material being burned is to be no larger than 3ft X 3ft X 3ft in size.
	the fire must be located a minimum of 50ft from any structure, house, shed, barn, fence, pedestrian or recreational area, roadway, or utilities.

Open burning shall be allowed without a permit only for the warmth of work crews, provided:

	The burning must be conducted in a noncombustible container no larger than a 55-gallon drum.
	The material being burned is completely contained by the container.
	Only one container is used for each work site.
	The outside temperature is less than forty degrees Fahrenheit

Penalty for violations:

Any person who violates any of the provisions of these sections or fails to comply with any order issued pursuant to any section thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine or by imprisonment as provided in the appropriate court for each offense. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.