Fire Department Open House Oct. 3
The Weaverville Fire Department (3 Monticello Road) will host an Open House on Saturday, October 3. From Noon until 3 p.m., you can drop by the station to meet the firemen and tour the facilities. They’ll also be doing demonstrations, and will have handouts and giveaways during the open house.
The On Again, Off Again Burning Ban
It’s off again. Open Burning is allowed.
If you need to obtain an open burning permit, the online application is here: http://www.dfr.state.nc.us/burn_permit/burn_intro.htm
Statewide Buring Ban Back Again
Put down the matches. A Burning Ban is in place again throughout North Carolina:
The N.C. Division of Forest Resources has imposed a statewide ban on all open burning and canceled all burning permits as of noon Thursday, March 27. The ban on open burning will remain in effect until conditions improve.
Under North Carolina law (G.S. 113-60.25 and 113.60.27), the ban prohibits all open burning statewide or in the affected counties, regardless of whether a permit was issued. The issuance of any new permits has been suspended until the ban is lifted. In addition to the $100 fine, people in violation of the open burning ban will have to pay for court costs.
Spring Forward
Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. tomorrow morning. Spring forward, so the saying goes, so move the clocks forward an hour.
The Fire Department always puts out a reminder to check/replace batteries on your smoke detectors this time of year too, so don’t forget to do that.
And while you’re here, take a minute to fill out the MyWeaverville.com Reader Survey if you haven’t already, and don’t forget to enter the MyWeaverville.com March contest. One person will win $80 worth of gift certificates this month.
Statewide Burning Ban In Effect Again
The North Carolina Division of Forest Resources has initiated a statewide ban on all open burning and canceled all burning permits. The ban on open burning will be in effect until further notice.
The ban on open burning is necessary because of the continuing drought and an increase in fire activity statewide. There were 423 fires last weekend that burned more than 10,146 acres. On Sunday alone, 302 fires burned approximately 9,387 acres.
By North Carolina law, the ban prohibits all open burning statewide 100 feet or more from an occupied dwelling, regardless of whether a permit was issued. The issuance of any new permits has been suspended until the ban is lifted. In addition to the $100 fine, people in violation of the open burning ban will have to pay $120 for court costs. Read the rest of this entry »
NC Burning Ban Lifted
From the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources:
Gov. Mike Easley announced that N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Bill Ross will temporarily lift the ban on open burning for all 100 counties in North Carolina. Recent rains across the state, while not ending the drought, are sufficient to make carefully tended open burning safe to reduce the amount of dry forest debris and cut the potential for larger, more intense and harder-to-control fires later in the year, especially during the spring fire season.
Full Press Release: http://www.dfr.state.nc.us/news/newsdesk.htm#0102081
No Open Burning Allowed in Buncombe County
Buncombe County recently released this about the open burning ban:
The Buncombe County Fire Marshal’s Office has issued a ban on all open burning in Buncombe County. The ban on open burning will be in effect until further notice and is necessary because of the dry weather conditions and depleted water resources.
In October of this year, the N.C. Division of Forest Resources initiated a statewide ban on all open burning and canceled all burning permits. The County Fire Marshall is authorized to allow open burning within 100 feet of a structure but has declared a burning ban including all open burning, regardless of proximity to a structure.
The issuance of any new permits has been suspended until the ban is lifted. In addition to the $100 fine, people in violation of the open burning ban may have to pay court costs.
The County’s ban on open burning will remain in effect until the North Carolina ban is lifted.
Cancel that bonfire
No sooner did I read that all 100 North Carolina counties are officially in a drought did I receive the notice that a state-wide burning ban was initiated by the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources (NCDFR) beginning August 21. Under North Carolina law (G.S. 113-60.25 and 113.60.27), the ban prohibits all open burning throughout the State, regardless of whether a permit was issued, and is in effect until further notice.
