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<br /> RECREATIONAL FIRES
<br />CITY OF RAMSEY, MINNESOTA
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<br />The intent of this ordinance is to require a permanently installed site for ouuioor recreational rues. The site may be
<br />simply conslructed of rocks or cement placed in a 3 foot diameter circle (or square) on top of the ground. The site
<br />needs to be set back at least 15 feet from the property line and a safe distance from swactures, or other fn'e safety
<br />hazards. A water source should be nearby.
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<br />When you have your permanent site installed, a volunteer Rarnsey Fire Depa.q. ment inspection needs to be scheduled.
<br />If your site is approved, and your one-time fee paid, you will have a copy of a valid permit. You may have a
<br />recreational £n~e at your pleasure within the following times:
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<br />110.209
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<br />Recreational fires are permitted between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Monday through Friday
<br />(weekdays), and 5:00 p.m. Friday until 6:00 a.m. the following Monday (weekends), and holidays.
<br />"The permit holder shall be required to insare...M.
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<br />110.206
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<br />"Prior to slatting a recreational fire the site permit holder shall be ...
<br />permittee is legally responsible for containing the fire within the 3 foot site. Recreational fa'es are
<br />limited to the 3 foot diameter size. Campfires are included as recreational fires.
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<br />Open fires larger than 3 foot diameter, bonfires, and open fires for disposal of diseased trees, land clearing,
<br />construction or demolition are regulated through a separate process, the Open Burning Disposal Ordinance. Burning
<br />barrels are i~rohibited. Mobile cooking devices such as manufactured hibachis, charcoal grills, wood smokers and
<br />propane or natural gas devices are exem~ from permit process.
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<br />Recreational Fire. "Recreational Five" means a Fmc set with approved starter fuel; (contained within border) for
<br />recreational, ceremonial, food preparation or social purposes; of permitted recreational fh'e site; with open flame
<br />height less than three (3) feet; using dry, clean wood or charcoal; producing little detectable smoke odor or soot
<br />beyond the properly line. Camp fires shall also be deemed "Recreational Fires".
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<br />CAUTION: A recreational fire is NOT/o be a means of disposal, and the excluded materials are potentially noxious
<br />hazards when breathed as smoke, and certainly a risk for food preparation as well as the preparer, a prohibited
<br />nuisance to others, and special risk to children. Please recycle.
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<br />SMOKE and ODORS: If the above fuel guidelines are adhered to, airborne emissions will be minimal once it is
<br />burning. However, smoke, odors and soot can be a nuisance for neighbors, so wind direction is the permitees
<br />responsibility.
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<br />WOOD FUEL: Wood clef'reed as dry, clean fuel only, neither green nor rotmn, not wet or oil-soaked, nor u'eated with
<br />paint or preservatives. Twigs, branches, limbs, ~prestologs~, charcoal, cordwood or dimensional lumber only.
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<br />EXCLUSIONS: Not composition board, plywood, pressed board, chipboard or other wall boards, no packaging
<br />material, nor building material (other than lumber, see above), not sawdust, no railroad ties, no plastics, mrpaper,
<br />shingles, rubber insulation; not rubbish, nor garbage; not coal, not leaves, nor grass, nor debris, nor containers.
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<br />STARTER FUELS: Dry paper and clean cardboard is permitted as a starter fuel only, not to be added to an open,
<br />flaming fire. The lightweight fragments rise and soot is deposited downwind. Charcoal fire starter, or paraff'm
<br />candles may be suitable ignition aids. Packaging material is unsuitable because of common inclusion of plastics,
<br />tape, linings, or other unsuitable debris and ingredients.
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<br />DANGER: Kerosene, turpentine, fuel oil, diesel oil, white gas, gasoline, lighter fluid or alcohol and paint thinner
<br />are dangerously volatile and/or oily and smelly. They are NOT to be used as starter fuels, NOR to maintain the open
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<br />HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE: Many common products in the home have hazardous, noxious and toxic
<br />properties and residues if disposed of improperly. For this reason bottles, cans, glass, plastic and cardboard
<br />containers should not be used to start a fhe nor be added or discarded into a recreational fire or any other fire. Non-
<br />ferrous metals can oxidize in an open flame and may leave deleterious residues in the ash. Please dispose of
<br />properly. Household batteries also need to be specifically excluded and recycled. There is no proper di _sposai for this
<br />material. They are best cellected and deposited through a special recycling pick-up or drop-offprogram.
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<br />TOXIC WARNING: Wood preservatives are especially toxic when burned if inhaled. CCA txeated wood (pale
<br />green) emits a very toxic smoke, a poisonous gas that has resulted in fatalities in enclosed spaces. Pallet wood
<br />MAY be treated wood, MAY carry multiple unknown spilled cargoes. Sawdust is also to be excluded when
<br />unknown wood source. Building material (except clean, ~ lumber) is excluded because glues, or bonding agents are
<br />often hazardous when burned and inhaled, and paper and cardboard are sooty, unsuitable nuisances.
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<br />ASH DISPOSAL: If the above guidelines are adhered to, the residual ash should pose no problem and can be spread
<br />in the yard, or composted. Exercise the same caution and foresight about your garden soil that you use when
<br />buying, preparing and serving food.
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