Keep Your Family Fire Safe

Keep matches and lighters out of little hands

Install smoke detectors and check them often Change batteries several times a year Make sure your children know what the detector sounds like

Have your chimney professionally cleaned and safety checked

KNOW THE LAW. IT IS ILLEGAL TO BURN OUTDOORS IN FLOYD COUNTY

Because of unacceptably high ozone levels in Lake, Porter, Clark and Floyd counties, open burning of residential waste is illegal.

Source: Indiana Dept. of Enviornmental Management "Open Burning" brochure, 2001. All rights reserved. Art and text used with permission.

Please make note that ALL outdoor burning is illegal. This includes burning leaves, garbage, yard waste, bon fires, and fireplaces or pits. It also includes fireplaces and firepits that are sold for outdoor use. For information on open or outdoor burning in Indiana check the link to IDEM on our Fire & EMS Community page. In other states contact your local Fire Department, Health Department or Government Offices.

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