THE FOLLOWING IS A DANVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT RELEASE
DANVILLE, OCTOBER 25, 2024
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE BURN BAN ISSUED BY THE CITY OF DANVILLE ON 10/22/24 HAS BEEN
LIFTED. “WITH THE IMPROVED CONDITIONS, WE WILL RESUME OPEN BURNING WITHIN THE CITY AS
ALLOWED BY THE CITY ORDINANCE,” SAID FIRE CHIEF AARON MARCOTT.
CHIEF MARCOTT ALSO ENCOURAGED RESIDENTS TO TAKE TIME TO REVIEW THE FOLLOWING
ORDINANCE RELATED TO BURNING WITHIN THE CITY.
(A) THE BURNING INCLUDES ONLY THE FOLLOWING: LEAVES, TWIGS, BRANCHES OR LIMBS OF NO
MORE THAN ONE (1) INCH IN DIAMETER, BRUSH OR SIMILAR NATURAL VEGETATION. THE BURNING
SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: TRASH, REFUSE, RUBBISH, GARBAGE, PLASTIC, PAPER,
CARDBOARD, LITTER, OR SIMILAR HOUSEHOLD OR COMMERCIAL WASTE;
(B) THE BURNING OCCURS BETWEEN SUNRISE AND SUNSET;
(C) THE BURNING SHALL NOT OCCUR ON ANY PUBLIC STREET, ALLEY, OR SIDEWALK;
(D) A RESPONSIBLE PERSON ABOVE THE AGE OF 16 SHALL BE IN CONSTANT ATTENDANCE;
(E) BURNING WHICH OCCURS OUT IN THE OPEN SHALL BE AT LEAST 50 FEET FROM ANY
STRUCTURE;
(F) BURNING WHICH OCCURS IN AN APPROVED CONTAINER SHALL BE AT LEAST 15 FEET FROM ANY
STRUCTURE;
(G) FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT IN THE FORM OF A GARDEN HOSE, BUCKETS OF WATER, OR
EXTINGUISHERS SHALL BE READILY AVAILABLE;
(H) THE BURNING DOES NOT CREATE A VISIBILITY HAZARD ON ROADWAYS OR RAILWAYS WITHIN
THE CITY;
(I) THE BURNING DOES NOT BECOME A NUISANCE OR HEALTH HAZARD BY REASON OF SMOKE,
FUMES, FLY ASH, DUST, SOOT, OR NOXIOUS ODOR;
(J) THE BURNING OCCURS WHEN ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL READILY DISSIPATE
CONTAMINANTS, UNLESS SUCH CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO CREATE OR ADD TO A HAZARDOUS
SITUATION; AND
(K) THE BURNING COMPLIES WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE IFC.
FOR FURTHER INQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT FIRE INSPECTOR TIM MCFADDEN AT
TMCFADDEN@CITYOFDANVILLE.ORG OR 217-431-2350.
