Resources

After the Fire

When a fire occurs, it can be a devastating experience.  Many are left wondering what to do next.  Information on what to do during the first 24 hours, insurance considerations, valuing property, replacing documents, salvage hints, and more is what you will find in After the Fire: Returning to Normal (PDF).  The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Fire Administration have gathered information on where to begin and who to contact when lives are suddenly turned upside down by a home fire. 

City of Warsaw Open Burning Restrictions

Open burning of any material is not permitted within the corporate city limits, except as permitted below. If a burn ban is implemented at any time by the Kosciusko County Commissioners, those ban requirements will supersede the following information.

Types of Burning Allowed:

  • Recreational/celebratory and cooking fires (campfires, scouting activities, pep rallies)
  • Barbeques
  • Farm burning
  • burning of fence rows and fields
  • burning of natural growth from clearing a drainage ditch
  • burning of tree limbs and pruning but only if diseased or infected to help prevent contamination 

Other Restrictions:

  • Only wood products may be burned
  • Fires must be attended to at all times until they are completely extinguished
  • If a fire creates a nuisance or fire hazard, it must be extinguished
  • All farm burning should occur during daylight hours 
  • No burning may be conducted during unfavorable weather conditions (high winds, air stagnation, droughts)

Indiana Department of Environmental Management Open Burning Information

Home Exit Drills

Did you know most fatal home fires happen between midnight and 8:00 a.m. when people are asleep?  

Your ability to get out of your home during a fire depends on advance warning from smoke alarms and advance planning. The best course of action, plan an escape route with your family. Walk through your home and inspect all possible exits and escape routes. If you need help creating an escape plan Firefighters from the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Department will come to your home to teach in-depth fire safety tailored to your specific needs. There is no charge for the program. To schedule an in home visit please call (574) 372-9502 to schedule a time or use our online Citizen Request tool.

Escape Route