Burn permits
Request aburn permit
Planning to burn yard waste, a ditch bank or a field in Spring City? Send this request before you burn. A member of the Spring City Fire Department reviews it and contacts you.
Do not burn until the department issues your permit. Requests are read by volunteers, not around the clock.
How it works
Three steps
Send the request
Tell us where and when you want to burn, what you will burn and the equipment you will have on hand.
We review it
A department member checks the site, the date and the conditions, then contacts you by phone or email.
Burn only once approved
Burn on the day and at the place your permit names, and follow the rules below.
Burn rules
Before you light it
- No trash or construction debris.
- Burn only when there is little to no wind.
- Burn in an open area, away from buildings and from overhead power and phone lines.
- Never burn on sidewalks, curbs or streets.
- Stay with the fire the whole time it burns.
- Keep the fire small enough to control.
- Keep water and tools on hand: a garden hose, a fire extinguisher, a shovel or a rake.
- Put the fire completely out before you leave.
- Be considerate of neighbors. Smoky fires are a nuisance.
The department can cancel a permit, or order a fire put out, because of weather, illegal materials or any other just cause. If a fire escapes, the permit holder may be responsible for the cost of putting it out.
Fire out of control? Call 911.
Burn permit request
Fields marked * are required. It takes about three minutes.