It is the purpose of this chapter to protect the health, safety,
welfare, property, and living conditions of the citizens of the Town
of Orange from the fire hazards and air pollution of open burning
and outdoor burning.
This chapter shall not supersede Connecticut regulations that
apply to open burning, outside wood-burning furnaces or emissions
from chimneys from buildings and/or structures.
This chapter does not apply to grilling or cooking using charcoal wood, propane or natural gas in cooking, grilling appliances, or barbeques being used for food preparation. Further, this chapter shall not apply to the use of propane, acetylene or natural gas in a device intended for temporary heating during construction or maintenance activities. This chapter shall not apply to recreational fire appliances (as defined in § 190-2) that are designed, manufactured, installed and approved for such use.
Any Town-issued burning permit(s) in no way relieves any individual
from their responsibility for any damage or injury caused by their
permitted actions to another person's property or person.
The following definitions shall apply to all parts of this chapter
(Words italicized in this chapter are defined in this section.):
An outside fire for the sole purpose of celebrating an event
or occurrence either on private or public property.
A weather forecast based on a scale calibrated to reflect
the risk of forest fire and broadcast by the Connecticut Department
of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP).
The open burning of materials, such as flags for the purpose
of disposing of said material that is fit and proper.
Natural wood which has not been painted, varnished, stained
or coated with a similar material; has not been pressure treated with
preservatives; and does not contain resins or glues as in plywood
or other composite wood products.
Any substance which is inflammable, readily ignitable or
free burning, such as but not limited to paper, rubbish, wood, grass
and leaves.
Building materials, including but not limited to waste shingles,
insulation, lumber, treated wood, painted wood, wiring, plastics,
packaging, and rubble that results from construction, remodeling,
repair, and demolition on a house, commercial or industrial building,
or other structure.
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
The Town of Orange Fire Marshal, or authorized agency designee(s).
An outside area of earth ground or a hole in earth ground
that may or may not be surrounded by noncombustible materials with
the intent of controlling the potential spread of a fire.
Methods of fire inside a structure or in the open environment
for the purpose of training firefighters to enhance their skill performance.
Any metal or masonry structure, or premanufactured appliance
used for outdoor cooking or recreational fire.
Any substance or compound that has the capability of producing
adverse effects on the health and safety of humans or environment.
A situation in which a recreation, bonfire, fire training,
cooking or brush burning type fire creates an environment on or in
property, other than the property where the fire is occurring, which
is considered to be unhealthy, hazardous, reasonably annoying, uncomfortable,
unsafe, creating a traffic hazard, creating a persistent odor or would
cost resources to eliminate the odor from the property. This shall
apply to but not be limited to smoke, soot, fumes, odors, vapors,
noxious gases, products of combustion, heat and incomplete products
of combustion.
The burning of any matter in such a manner that the products
of combustion resulting from the burning are emitted directly into
the ambient air without passing through an adequate stack or flue.
Definition from Connecticut General Statutes 22a-174-1(59).
Any person designated by the Town of Orange under Connecticut
General Statutes to enforce Connecticut open burning regulations,
this article and any applicable regulations.
Any fire in the open air, or outside the confines of a building
for the purpose of burning a combustible material.
A chimnea, patio warmer, or other portable wood-burning device
used for outdoor recreation and/or heating.
Any paper or electronic form to document the approval of
open burning that has been designated by the State of Connecticut
or Town of Orange to serve as the approval. "Permit" shall also include
any approval(s) to build, as issued by the Town of Orange Building
Department.
An outside fire created for the purpose of experiencing the
outside natural environment, for the human consumption of beverages
or food and the cooking or smoking of food for human consumption and
ceremonial purposes. The fire shall be fueled by combustible materials,
excluding flammable or combustible gas or liquid. Some typical words
describing a recreation fire include campfire and fire pit.
A commercially or privately manufactured device in which
the intent of its manufacturing was to contain or control a recreation-type
fire.
An individual seeking to burn on the property where he or
she resides.
A cover designed to prevent the escape of sparks and embers from an open fire or a recreational fire appliance, which meets the specifications of § 190-3 of this chapter, or the appliance manufacturer's listing.
A consistent or gusting wind velocity of 15 miles per hour
or more.
