{"id":73,"date":"2017-02-05T09:41:05","date_gmt":"2017-02-05T14:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/?page_id=73"},"modified":"2026-03-02T11:13:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T16:13:28","slug":"regulations-for-open-burning-inside-columbus-city-limits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/safety-information\/regulations-for-open-burning-inside-columbus-city-limits\/","title":{"rendered":"Regulations for Open Burning Inside Columbus City Limits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Regulations for Open Burning Inside Columbus City Limits<\/h2>\n

The Fire Chief is authorized to require open burning be immediately discontinued if such burning constitutes a hazardous condition.<\/p>\n

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  1. Open burning of rubbish is prohibited.<\/li>\n
  2. Open containers having a bottom, sides and a \u00bc inch mesh top are approved for burning.<\/li>\n
  3. The minimum required distance from a structure is 15 feet.<\/li>\n
  4. A minimum of one portable fire extinguisher with a 4-A rating or other approved on site fire extinguishing equipment such as dirt, sand, water barrel, garden hose or water truck shall be available for immediate utilization.<\/li>\n
  5. Burning material shall be constantly attended by a person knowledgeable in the use of the fire extinguishing equipment required by this section and familiar with any limitations that restrict open burning. An attendant shall supervise the burning material until the fire has been extinguished.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Below are examples of approved containers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"Approved<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

    Normas para la quema a cielo abierto dentro de los l\u00edmites de la ciudad de Columbus<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    El Jefe de Bomberos est\u00e1 autorizado a exigir la suspensi\u00f3n inmediata de la quema a cielo abierto si dicha quema constituye una condici\u00f3n peligrosa.<\/p>\n

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    1. Se proh\u00edbe la quema de basura a cielo abierto.<\/li>\n
    2. Se permiten la quema en recipientes abiertos con fondo, laterales y una tapa de malla de 6 mm.<\/li>\n
    3. La distancia m\u00ednima requerida de una estructura es de 4.5 metros.<\/li>\n
    4. Se deber\u00e1 disponer de al menos un extintor port\u00e1til con clasificaci\u00f3n 4-A u otro equipo de extinci\u00f3n de incendios aprobado en el lugar, como tierra, arena, barril de agua, manguera de jard\u00edn o cami\u00f3n cisterna, para su uso inmediato.<\/li>\n
    5. El material en combusti\u00f3n deber\u00e1 ser supervisado constantemente por una persona con conocimientos en el uso del equipo de extinci\u00f3n de incendios requerido por esta secci\u00f3n y familiarizada con las limitaciones que restringen la quema a cielo abierto. Un asistente supervisar\u00e1 el material en combusti\u00f3n hasta que el incendio se haya extinguido.<\/li>\n
    6. Cualquier queja sobre olores o emisiones de humo ser\u00e1 motivo de extinci\u00f3n inmediata del incendio.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      A continuaci\u00f3n se muestran ejemplos de contenedores aprobados<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

      \"Approved<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":19,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-73","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-25 20:44:22","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11446,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73\/revisions\/11446"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}