Fire Chief: Dale Ross – firechief@burttownship.com
Assistant. Chief: Shane Bugg
2011 – New tanker truck
Help Prevent Wildfires
In June of 2008, the Burt Township Fire Department responded to 2 fires that could have resulted in loss of life, property, and wildlife habitats – a vehicle fire in the school forest and a wildfire near the Superior Dunes development. While neither were the result of improper burning ~ Do Your part, Help Prevent Wildfires by getting a burn permit.
Burn Permit
Get your burn permit online: www.michigan.gov/burnpermit
Who Needs a Burn Permit, Who Does Not
Burn permits are issued only for:
- Limbs
- Brush
- Stumps
- Evergreen needles
- Leaves
- Grass
Ongoing burns for construction and land clearing, roadway maintenance, and uncertified party’s performing prescribed burns without a written plan require a burn permit issued by the local DNR Fire Manager.
Burn permits are NOT required:
- Cooking or recreational campfires
- Anytime there is continuous snow cover adjacent to your fire
Items that can never be burned due to air quality regulations:
- Demolition debris
- Construction materials
- Automotive parts
Local regulations vary, please check before lighting your fire.
No burn permits issued within 1400 feet of a city or village due to Department of Environmental Quality air quality rules.
Burt Township Fire Department
Fee Structure effective July 18, 2009
| Grass | $150 plus personnel hours |
| Rubbish | $150 plus personnel hours |
| Forest | $250 plus personnel hours |
| Automobile, RV or Camper | $450 |
| Truck | $250 per axle |
| Aircraft | $950 |
| Train | $950 |
| Boat | $950 |
| Residential Structure | $550 |
| Multi-Family Structure | $550 plus $250 per additional unit |
| Hotel, Motel or Church | $650 |
| Commercial Building | $750 |
| Industrial, Manufacturing or School Building | $950 |
| Emergency Rescue Extrication |
$450 (Vehicular – per vehicle) |
| Water Sled Rescue | $150 plus personnel hours |
| HazMat Incidents | $450 plus incurred expenses |
| Other Services not Specifically Enumerated | $150 plus personnel hours |
| Pumper Truck including 2 men | $150.00 per hour |
| Tanker Truck including 2 men | $150.00 per hour |
| Personnel Hours | $25.00 per man per hour |