123 SOUTH MAIN STREET P.O. BOX 310 CONVOY, OHIO 45832 * BUSINESS PHONE: 419-749-2266
CONVOY FIRE DEPARTMENT117 FRANKLIN STREET P.O. BOX 310 CONVOY, OHIO 45832 * BUSINESS PHONE: 419-749-2997
FIRE PERMITIssued in accordance with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Regulations
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It is recommended to submit your request for a On-Line Fire Permit 24 Hours in advance to allow time for processing.
Regulations states: No person shall cause or allow open burning within the Village of Convoy, with the following exceptions:
1) Cooking food for human consumption;
2) Heating tar, welding, acetylene torches, highway safety flares, heating for warmth of out door workers, smudge pots and similar occupational needs;
Open burning shall be allowed for the following purposes with prior notification to both Convoy Fire Department and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Northwest Office, Bowling Green, Ohio, as provided by the Ohio EPA Regulation EP-12-05:
1) Prevention or control of disease or pests;
2) Ceremonial purposes. Ceremonial fires shall be less than five feet by five feet and shall burn no longer than three hours;
3) Fires allowed by subsection 1) and 2) herein shall not be used to burn garbage, landscape waste or any other waste material. The fuel used shall be a clean fuel, a fuel chosen to minimize the generation and emission of air contaminants.
4) The fire shall be supervised and maintained at all times by a responsible adult.
5) I/we agree to comply with these regulations and any special instructions from the Convoy Fire Department. If these rules and regulations are not followed, complaints are received, or the fire becomes a nuisance, the fire can be extinguished at the discretion of the fire department.
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