Posted March 12, 2025
Start Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025
End Date: Thursday, April 03, 2025
The Board of Supervisors, in cooperation with the Local Fire Chiefs, have issued a temporary ban on open burning in Penn Township effective immediately, Thursday, March 13, 2025 until further notice.
“Open burning” is defined as the ignition and subsequent burning of any combustible material such as garbage, leaves, grass, twigs, litter, paper, vegetative matter involved with land clearing, or any sort of debris out-of-doors either in a burn barrel, in a fire ring, or on the ground.
The use of propane or gas stoves, charcoal briquette grills, or the use of tobacco in any form is not covered under Township burn bans. However, extra caution is advised under those conditions.
A violation of the ban on open burning is a summary offense; upon conviction will be subjected to a fine of not more than $100.00 for the first offense, $200.00 for the second offense and $300.00 for the third and subsequent offenses.
The ban is necessary due to unusually dry conditions and chances of above, equal, or below normal precipitation. According to the Bureau of Forestry, the majority of wildfires in Pennsylvania are caused by debris burning.
Should residents have any questions regarding the burn ban, they should contact the Township Office or Penn Township Fire Department.
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