The Bristol Township Police on their Facebook page Monday afternoon, warned the public about “Outdoor open burning” saying it was prohibited by a local ordinance and the International Fire Code.
“Smoke created by outdoor open burning can directly affect the health and well-being of people who live or work nearby, by aggravating respiratory conditions, irritating eyes and lungs, obscuring visibility, and creating annoying odors. Smoke created by open burning is especially dangerous for people with respiratory diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, and pneumonia.”
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Shortly thereafter, the public started to weigh in with their thoughts and feelings about the message from the township police tallying over 100 comments not long after the message was sent out. Stephanie Nicolette, sarcastically predicted “lots of pit fires this weekend.”
A majority of the responses are somewhat perplexed at the ordinance, with some even saying they were unaware of it.
“It’s the most idiotic thing I have ever heard,” said Ray Kelly.
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Stephanie Ohme of Levittown said, “my daughter and mother have asthma and they love the fire burning. how can you take a families event away from them?”
The police department also addressed what they identified as ‘good intent’ 9-1-1 calls.
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A “…person sees the smoke from an open burn and calls 9-1-1 to report what he/she believes is a fire. Fire personnel needlessly respond to these calls in what may have been mistakenly reported as a ‘house fire.’ ”
You can find the message from the Bristol Township Police Department here
What do you think about the police message to the public today?
