Fire Marshal Lifts Burn Ban For Parts Of Tarrant County
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TARRANT COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) - The Tarrant County Fire Marshal's Office has lifted the burn ban in unincorporated areas of the county.
The move comes after days of heavy rain, over the past weeks, helped Tarrant County emerge from drought conditions.
But Fire Marshal Randy Renoir says there are guidelines that people still need to follow. "They have to have water available," he said. "They have to consider their neighbors and burn 300 feet away, and out of the wind from their neighbors."
Residents in the the unincorporated areas of Tarrant County must also:
- Contact the Tarrant County Fire Alarm Center at 817-232-9800 on the day you plan to burn to register your address and to confirm it is an allowable burn day.
- The party responsible for the burn must be present at all times and remains liable for damages.
- Begin burning no earlier than one hour after sunrise, and end the same day no later than one hour before sunset – No Burning At Night.
- Make sure the smoke does not blow towards a neighbor's house or onto a road.
- The burn must be downwind and at least 300 feet from structures on adjacent properties.
- Only burn brush, tree limbs, grass clippings, leaves or household trash. The material MUST be generated from the property. No Hauling In. No Burning Of Construction Material, heavy Oils Or Chemical Waste.
- No burning if wind speeds (either constant or gusts) are greater than 23 mph.
- To conduct prescribed burns, you must contact the Tarrant County Fire Marshal's Office for approval.
Anyone wanting to report illegal outdoor burning can call the Tarrant County Fire Alarm Center at 817-232-9800 or the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office at 817-884-1315.
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