LEARN BEFORE YOU BURN:
According to KY Title 401 KAR 63:005
, some open burning is legal, with restrictions. But most materials are actually illegal to burn. The Division for Air Quality
can impose fines of up to $25,000 per day per violation of the law. It pays to learn before you burn!SERIOUS HEALTH RISK:
Today’s trash is different; plastics, chemicals, and numerous other synthetic materials are far more common in the stuff we throw away. Burning this trash releases high levels of toxic pollutants such as dioxins, sulfur dioxide, lead, and mercury. Children and the elderly are especially sensitive to the air pollution from open burning.During fire seasons, it is illegal to burn anything within 150 feet of any woodland or brushland between the hours of 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.CALL BEFORE YOU BURN:
Anytime you burn, you must notify Pendleton County Dispatch Center at 859.654.3300
before starting any fire in Pendleton County. Any person wishing to burn must be able to control such a fire so as to prevent it from causing damage to property or structures not intended for burning. Any person who has completed a burning process must notify the 911 Dispatch Center immediately upon completion. Please see the Pendleton County Open Burning Ordinance 341.0.
- Spring Forest Fire Hazard Season: Feb. 15 - April 30.
- Fall Forest Fire Hazard Season: Oct. 1 - Dec. 15.