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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>The Texas              Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) regulates outdoor burning              in Texas. The following are short guidelines for outdoor burning,              as taken from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality guidebook              to Outdoor Burning: </strong></span></p>
<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>You can download              that guide here:</strong></span><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> </strong><a href="http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/comm_exec/forms_pubs/pubs/rg/rg-049.html"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/comm_exec/forms_pubs/pubs/rg/rg-049.html</strong></span></a></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>1.              PLEASE notify Parker County Dispatch in advance of your              burn by calling 817-594-8845. You must call each day that you burn.              This number is not for reporting emergencies; to report a fire or              other emergency, dial 911. Likewise, </strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>911 is not to be              used for reporting controlled burn information.</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> 2.              You may burn brush, leaves, untreated lumber, or any other natural              product on the land from which it was cleared. </strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>You MAY              NOT burn insulation (electrical or otherwise), treated or painted              lumber, plastics, sheetrock, shingles, carpet, rubber products,              paints, oils, furniture non wood construction/demolition materials,              construction debris, asphalt, potentially explosive materials, chemical              wastes, tires or any material brought onto the site from elsewhere,              including brush cleared from another location.</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> 3.              You may not burn on windy days or during dry periods. The wind speed              MUST be greater than 6 miles per hour, but no more than 22 miles              per hour. During dry periods, the Parker County Commissioner’s              Court may enact a “burn ban” in which NO OUTDOOR BURNING IS PERMITTED,              including burn barrels. Local radio newspapers and  TV stations              will have information on burn bans, and you may call Parker County Dispatch              at 817-594-8845 to request the wind speed and to find out if              a burn ban is in effect.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> 4.              Burning hours are from one hour AFTER sunrise to one hour BEFORE              sunset. No additional material may be added to the fire that would              cause burning to extend past this time.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> 5.              Campfires, cooking fires, and bonfires are allowed to burn after              dark, as long as the materials are those listed above as legal to              burn. During periods of a burn ban, these types of fires may not              be burned. Other than burn bans, and legal materials listed above,              the general rules on allowable outdoor burning do not apply to fires              covered by this exception.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> 6.              Your fire must be downwind of or at least three hundred feet from              the nearest property with any type of structure. The immediate area              of the fire should be clear of brush, overhanging limbs, and other              combustibles. You should have a shovel, rake, and a hose connected              to a reliable water source nearby to prevent the spread of the fire.              The fire must be tended at all times until it is completely out</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> 7.              If wind carries smoke across any public roadway, you must post someone              on the road to flag traffic in accordance with Texas Department              of Public Safety regulations.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> 8.              If the smoke is causing a nuisance of any type to anyone, the fire              must be put out even if all the above rules are followed.</strong></span></p>
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