Councillor Nate Cahoon introduced the ordinance, which clearly defines which homes can be used. It was designed with the help of the city`s fire protection office to provide restrictions and guidelines for the safe use of fireplaces. Fireplaces, portable outdoor fireplaces, grill grills, chiminea and tiki torch fireplaces, outdoor fireplaces/portable fireplaces, chimineas and tiki torches are allowed in single-family homes or duplexes in North Providence without permission (these are strictly prohibited on three families or apartment buildings. EAST PROVIDENCE – Theoretically prevented by law in recent years, open burning of recreational fires on residential properties in East Providence could be avoided after . Towards the end of the discussion, Chief Quick said of the issue in general: «If anyone complains, we will put out the fire. It`s as simple as that. The burning of equipment on public or private property is prohibited and no one may light or maintain open fires in the city. Commercial fireplaces or grills, open pits or other types of combustion equipment must be equipped with appropriate screens to ensure spark control. Be smart and call it a cooking fire and the law won`t bother you The City Council pointed out that the revisions would now allow residential and outdoor outdoor fires made of so-called «clean» wood in designated fireplaces or pits. Pits must be manufactured commercially or built by a certified professional. D. The use of accelerators to light or maintain clean wood fires outdoors is prohibited. Acceleraters include gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, turpentine, butane, lighter liquid and other flammable solvents.
In addition, all clean outdoor wood fires must be at a minimum distance of fifty (50) feet from each storage container with a fire that is only permitted in single-family homes or duplexes. Mr Mourato added: «They are not going to stop people from lighting fires, but I hope that if they look at this, they can certainly do so by following these guidelines.» All clean outdoor wood fires burn only «clean wood». No other wood or material may be burned. «clean wood» means natural wood or pellets made from that wood that has not been painted, coloured, coated, preserved or treated with a synthetic substance, including but not limited to copper chromium arsenate, creosote or pentachlorophenol. «Clean wood» does not include driftwood and does not include construction or demolition rubble and wood containing glue or resin as plywood or other wood composite products. «I think the firefighters would have been very happy if we hadn`t proposed this regulation in the first place. That is, they were very fast, no pun intended to find a way to do it safely,» Cahoon said. It is forbidden to burn, except under the following provisions: Bonfires in a fireplace or ring of fire with a diameter not exceeding 6` are allowed. Campfires must be 25 feet from the structures and boundaries of the property (not allowed in front gardens, only mature wood can be burned). Improper use of a home in the city can earn residents a warning quote for the first offense, followed by fines of up to $500. The new rules were designed in collaboration with the Cranston Fire Department, Stycos said. Under current fire laws, which have been the subject of an ordinance for many years, no recreational fires are allowed in the city, such as a summer fire in a fireplace.
However, cooking fires are allowed without specifications. I just moved into an apartment on the East Side on Gano Street. The small backyard is full of garbage and dead leaves/sticks, so my roommates and I want to clean up and turn the backyard into a cool place to hang out. I thought it would be really nice to have a fireplace to gather in, but I`m not sure what the laws for fire are here and I had a hard time finding it on Google. Included fireplaces are allowed as long as they are used for cooking, and you don`t throw tons of cardboard/sheets on them, and it stays small. So just keep a bag of marshmallows nearby and if a police show up, say you`re going to toast them on the fire. Seriously, that`s all you need to do. EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — East Providence City Council has approved a recently amended ordinance that allows the use of fireplaces in the backyard.
F. All outdoor residential and recreational fires will be extinguished immediately and completely under the direction of a member of the East Providence Fire Department, the East Providence Police Department or another duly constituted body. There must be a water source, such as a pipe, within reach of the fire. E. A knowledgeable person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and who has access to a water source (for example, a garden hose connected to a water supply) sufficient to extinguish such a fire must constantly take care of that fire until the fire is extinguished. M. Cahoon said, «The idea is that the fire department would have some kind of great discretion.» According to the regulation, fireplaces must be constructed from non-combustible materials, contain a blanket, not exceed a diameter of three feet and a height of two feet, and be located 30 feet from neighbors` homes. Here are some other requirements: The fire must be 30 feet from each adjacent residence. The exclusion of residential buildings from the amendments was also discussed. Among the reasons mentioned were the proximity of such apartments, the need for a permit from the owner and possible disputes between residents caused by the fires. C.
All clean outdoor wood fires must be at least thirty (30) feet from the home or structure of an adjacent owner, as determined by the East Providence Fire Chief or Officer. Such fires shall not cause harmful emissions to the property of others or other nuisances or dangers to persons or surrounding property as determined by the Chief or Officer of the East Providence Fire Department or any other duly constituted body. Cahoon referred to statistics from Chief Quick and the fire department, saying crews respond to about 50 complaints a year for open fires. The following activities require a permit issued by the fire department: Cahoon noted that this is a «thorny issue» that allows people to legally have a fire open in their garden again, and said all the updates come from existing Rhode Island and national fire codes. He added that the revised regulations mirror those of neighboring Barrington, but with improvements to «additional restrictions and parameters.» One. All clean outdoor wood fires must be lit and maintained, purchased or constructed in a designated fireplace, fireplace or pit that is made entirely of non-combustible materials and does not exceed three (3) feet in diameter as determined by the East Providence Fire Chief or Officer. Commercially purchased fireplaces/pits must be used safely in accordance with the manufacturer`s specifications. Simply put, you can use propane fireplaces to «burn for recreational purposes» – cooking fires are the only type of fire that can be burned with wood and you need to prepare a meal. Strictly speaking, «open burning» of wood is not allowed in East Providence. Residential outdoor recreation wood fires that must meet the following requirements: However, I could be completely wrong.
Although, as long as you don`t live next to curious elderly people and don`t smoke too much, you should be fine.