
The burning of logs, stumps, trees and brush is not allowed within 1,400 feet of a city or village under DEQ air quality rules.

Open burning permits only allows burning of the following limbs, brush, stumps, evergreen needles, leaves, and grass. If it gets out of your control, immediately call 911 and request your fire department’s assistance. You are responsible for any damage that results from the fire. You are responsible for fire, smoke and odors created by your fire. When you burn on a permitted day and have given the proper information to the service line, you must attend to the fire at all times until it is completely extinguished. If the message advises that open burning is not permitted that day you will need to call back when weather conditions have changed that allow you to obtain a permit. You then may go ahead and burn the following items only limbs, brush, stumps, evergreen needles, leaves, and/or grass. If open burning is permitted, leave your name, phone number and address of where you will be burning. You will receive a recorded message that will advise whether or not open burning is permitted that day. And, Assyria Township, served by Bellevue Fire Department, and will continue to use 51. For a burning permit in these areas call 26. However, Thornapple Township Emergency Services will continue to issue burn permits for Thornapple and Yankee Springs townships and the portion of Irving Township they serve. Several Barry County fire departments are joining forces to have just one telephone number, 26, to call for information on open burning permits. Spencer Fire Trucks Booth 8432 Burn Permits in Barry County? Call 26

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