Legal Documents of Pittman Center

Prohibited burning is described as follows:

1. Hazardous situations. In accordance with the fire prevention code, the fire marshal may order the extinguishment of a recreational fire because of one (1) or more of the following hazardous situations:
   1. Unattended fires;
   2. Unprotected/uncontained fires deemed capable of spreading;
   3. Inadequate fire extinguishing equipment/materials;
   4. Combustible exposure hazards;
   5. Inappropriate or hazardous materials used as fuel; and
   6. Air contaminants, smoke, or other materials which may cause a traffic hazard.
2. Air quality/air pollution alert. No recreational fires shall be built between the hours of 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. on Stage I Air Alert days, when the Air Quality Index (AQI) is Code Orange, 101 or above. (This information can be found at www.airnow.gov or through local weather stations.) An air quality alert is issued when a Code Orange or above is forecasted or is occurring for either ozone or particulate matter. A burning ban or ozone alert supersedes all other regulations that may otherwise allow for open burning. The burning bans are authorized through the Sevier County Fire Department and/or the Tennessee Division of Natural Resources (or other agencies) when atmospheric conditions or local circumstances make burning hazardous.
3. High winds. Recreational burning may be banned during long periods of drought or during high wind conditions. The fire department or local safety officer will issue announcements if a burning ban becomes necessary.
4. Refuse. The burning of refuse shall be prohibited. "Refuse" shall mean and include garbage, rubbish, and trade waste defined as follows:
   1. Garbage shall mean animal and vegetable matter such as that originating in houses, kitchens, restaurants, hotels, produce markets, food service or processing establishments, greenhouses, and hospitals, clinics, or veterinary facilities.
   2. Rubbish shall mean solids not considered to be highly flammable or explosive such as, but not limited to, rags, old clothes, leather, rubber, carpets, excelsior, paper, ashes, furniture, metal food containers, glass, crockery, masonry, and other similar materials.
   3. Trade waste shall mean all solid or liquid material resulting from construction, building operations, or the prosecution of any business, trade, or industry such as, but not limited to, plastic products, cinders, and other forms of solid or liquid waste materials.
5. Materials producing dense smoke. The burning of tires, asphaltic materials, automobile bodies, used crankcase oil, impregnated wood or similar materials which produce dense smoke shall be prohibited. (Ord. #239, June 2011, modified)