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Fire Prevention Ordinance Revised 08/2002 During this ban, no openfburning ahall be oonduoted at all within 100 .feet of a structure; this includes[ any outdoor burning at residences. A civil citation will be issued for violadions. (2) A burning ban ,on outdoor burning within 100 feet of a struoture may be issued by the Cabarrus County Fire Marshal's Offioe in the event that _tmospberic conditions or local circumstance make such fire hazardous. (3) Looal oonditio~s that may warrant a burning ban inolude, but are not limited to: (A) Flammabl.. and/or oombustible liquid spilla or leaks olose to a burning site. (B) A hazardoua materials inoident wbere the proximity of the burn site could cause a possible ignition source or prove hazardous to operations oontrolling the inoident. (C) The proximity of adjaoent struotures or other auoh hazards. (4) In tbe event " burning ban is issued all permit holdera shall be notified through the new, media that the permit is invalid and fires shall be extinguished immediately; In oonjunotion with North Carolina Forest Servioe burning ban tbe Cabarrua :County Fire Marshal's Offioeshall issue a burning ban of all-open burning wit.in 100 feet of a struoture and all fires shall be extinguished immediately'. The looal press shall be notified by tbe Fire Marshal's Offioe that suah ban is in effeot and tbat no permits will be issued until suoh ban is lifted ~d no open burning will be allowed. (5) Any burning bati issued by the Fire Marshal's Offioe sball be repealed in the same manner. (f) EXtinguiahing illegal firea, nuisanoe burning, and fires when burning bans are in effeot or all other fires that fall under this ordinance, the N. C, Fire Code and tbe State regula~ions, (1) The responding, fire department has the authority to extinguish any fire tbat does not me~t this ordinanoe, the N. C, Fire Code and State regulations which inoluqes but are not limited to i.1legal fires, nuisanoe burning and fires wben burning bana are in effect. (2) The Fire Marshal's Office or it's autborized representative bas the autbority to extinguish 4DY fire that does not meet this ordinance, the N. C. Fire Code and State regui.ations whicbincludea, but are not limited to illegal fires and nuiaance burni*g and fires wben burning bans are in effeot. If any citations are to be issu,d that fa.1.1 under this ordinance, it will be done by the Fire Marshal's Office. (3) The Fire Marah.l's Office or it's authorized representative does not have to be preaent to oJ/der the extinguis.hment of the fire. If the owner or person burning refusea t~ let tbe fire department extinguish the fire then the fire department can bave tbe Fire Marshal's Office paged and a representative from that offioe will resgond to aaaist the fire department. 12 F-2.-