OPEN BURNING WITHIN THE CITY
OF HASTINGS
And the BIRCH Fire Area
A permit is required for all
opening burning within the City of Hastings and the BIRCH fire area.
This includes burning of unwanted
material such as trees, brush, leaves, grass and other debris.
This permit can be obtained by calling the
Hastings Fire Department at 269-945-5384.
There is no charge for these permits. These
permits will be verbally issued over the phone.
All burning of the above mentioned material
must be out by 9:00 pm and
properly supervised and attended so as not to endanger any
surrounding buildings or other properties.
There is to be no burning on
any street within the City.
No burning of paper products,
building demolition materials, automobile bodies, tires, plastic or other
highly flammable,
toxic or explosive materials or furniture of any kind is
allowed with the City of Hastings. Any burning that creates a nuisance
or hazard to health
will not be allowed. If the Hastings Fire Department responds to such incidents
mentioned above
and the person or persons do not have a permit or they
are burning illegal products they will be billed for the response.
Please be aware that there is a minimum charge
of $350.00 for the department to respond to these types of incidents.
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