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:
You can download that guide here: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/comm_exec/forms_pubs/pubs/rg/rg-049.html
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, 911 is not to be used for reporting controlled burn information.
2. You may burn brush, leaves, untreated lumber, or any other natural product on the land from which it was cleared. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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CAN I BURN OUTDOORS ? |
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If you live outside the Aledo city limit you can burn outdoors when there is not a burn ban. Only natural vegetation can be burned, no trash, tires, wire, building materials etc. You must also call 817-596-3131, Parker County Sheriff's office, and inform them of when the burn will be, address where the burn will be and what is to be burned. You will be informed of burn bans put into effect by the Parker County commissioners court at the time of the call. No burning is allowed when the burn ban is in effect until the commissioners lift the ban. No burning is allowed after dark and you must have a water source to control the fire once it is lit. Fires that are unattended will be put out by the fire department. You can be held financially responsible for fires that get out of control and spread to others property. Burning with high winds in dry / hot conditions is a recipe for disaster that can easily overcome a water hose.
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CAN I BURN IN THE CITY LIMITS OF ALEDO? |
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Effective July 2006 the Aledo city council passed a resolution banning burning of any type within the city limits of Aledo.
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IF I HAVE AN EMERGENCY HOW DO I CONTACT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT? |
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Dial for police, fire and emergency medical service. |
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