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<br />October 17, 2005 - Regular Meeting <br /> <br />Page <br /> <br />366 <br /> <br />(5) A garden hose with suitable water supply or other fire <br />extinguishing equipment, as deemed acceptable by the fire official, shall be <br />readily available for immediate use during the course of the fire until such <br />fire is exting~ished. <br /> <br />(c) Permits <br /> <br />(1) A permit from the Cabarrus County Fire Marshal is required for <br />bonfires and certain land clearing and may include the following: <br /> <br />(A) A site inspection may be required before burning is to <br />be done. <br /> <br />(B) The applicant shall verify all <br />read all the rules and regulations on the <br />will then be required to sign the <br />responsibility to obey these regulations. <br /> <br />information and shall <br />permit. The applicant <br />permi t acknowledging <br /> <br />(C) It will be the responsibility of the applicant to keep <br />this permit available at the burn site at all times. <br /> <br />(2) A permit is required <br />for fire department personnel. <br />notifications must be obtained <br />training. <br /> <br />to conduct any live fire <br />All applicable N. C. <br />by the instructor prior <br /> <br />training exercises <br />State permits and <br />to conducting the <br /> <br />(d) Nuisance Burning <br /> <br />(1) If any time during the burning, the smoke and/or odors create a <br />nuisance by causing physical irritation exacerbating a documented medical <br />condi tion, visibility impairment or causes a hazard determined by the fire <br />official, the fire official may order the fire to be extinguished. <br /> <br />(2) If at any time during the burning, <br />burning are not met or are neglected in <br />extinguished <br /> <br />the regulations regarding open <br />any way, the fire shall be <br /> <br />(3) All open burning which includes, but is not limited to brush, <br />limbs, leaves, farm lands, fields and clearing of land shall stop in the <br />event of a burning ban issued by the North Carolina Forest Service or the <br />Cabarrus County Fire Marshal Office. <br /> <br />(4) willful neglect and/or willful violations of the N. C. Fire Code <br />shall be subject to a civil citation. <br /> <br />(e) Burning Ban <br /> <br />(1) In the event that the Cabarrus County Fire Marshal's Office issues <br />a ban on outdoor burning within 100 feet of a structure, then all local Open <br />Burning Permits issued shall be deemed invalid with no issuance of any new <br />permits until such ban is lifted by the Cabarrus County Fire Marshal's <br />Office. During this ban, no open burning shall be conducted at all within 100 <br />feet of a structure; this includes any outdoor burning at residences. A civil <br />citation will be issued for violations. <br /> <br />(2) A burning ban on outdoor burning within 100 feet of a structure may <br />be issued by the Cabarrus County Fire Marshal's Office in the event that <br />atmospheric conditions or local circumstance make such fire hazardous. <br /> <br />(3) Local conditions that may warrant a burning ban include, but are <br />not limited to: <br /> <br />(A) Flammable and/or combustible liquid spills or leaks <br />close to a burning site. <br /> <br />(B) <br />the burn <br />hazardous <br /> <br />A hazardous materials incident where the proximity of <br />site could cause a possible ignition source or prove <br />to operations controlling the incident. <br /> <br />(C) The proximity of adjacent structures or other such <br />hazards. <br /> <br />(4) In the event a <br />notified through the news <br />extinguished immediately. <br />burning ban the Cabarrus <br /> <br />burning ban is issued all permit holders shall be <br />media that the permit is invalid and fires shall be <br />In conjunction with North Carolina Forest Service <br />County Fire Marshal's Office shall issue a burning <br />