10/27/2026
We have recently had a lot of questions regarding burning and the rules in our area. This happens every year as burning tends to increase in the fall while people are cleaning up their yards and preparing for the winter months.
We figured it was a good time to re-share some of the rules for those of you that are new here!
1. Open burning is permitted in our area so long as you are burning natural vegetation. This includes, but is not limited to Brush, Trees, Grasses and Leaves.
2. No burning of trash, plastics, or construction materials is permitted even with a burn permit.
3. We recommend that fires be contained in a “pit” of some sort and that a water source be present for the duration of the burn.
4. Fires will need to be attended at all times and extinguished at dark. The exception is recreational campfires in a fire pit. These fires can be burned at night.
5. Never burn on excessively windy or dry days. Our page will always provide updates if a burn ban is in place.
Burning permits can be competed via the following link and should be filled out if large burns are going to happen. An example of this would be land clearing.
https://tallmadge.com/fire-department/
At anytime our department retains the right to extinguish or ask you to extinguish your fire if we feel that it is a violation of our township ordinances.
If you’re cool with us, we’ll be cool with you. Unfortunately it will never be cool with us if you are burning a hot tub on 8th Ave during rush hour traffic. Dispatch really doesn’t appreciate all the “we think a house is on fire” calls either 🤦♂️
Please be smart with your burning this fall as even a small fire can get out of control quickly. If you feel a fire has become out of control please call us quickly. We’d rather show up to a fire mostly out then a fire that’s racing towards a house!
