It has come to the attention of Monarch Media that there have been two recent incidents of tires being burned–one at a business and one at a household.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

BURNING TIRES IS ILLEGAL IN PENNSYLVANIA.

IF YOU SEE SOMEONE BURNING TIRES, YOU SHOULD CALL THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES IMMEDIATELY.

And a personal note–We (the vast majority of us) have children on this planet.

It is already destroyed.

Please stop making the air poisonous and toxic to breathe!

There are many people, elderly people–people on chemotherapy–that CANNOT BREATHE when you do detrimental, awful, horrible things to the environment around you!!!

STOP DOING THAT IMMEDIATELY!!!!

Here’s the law, in case anybody cares (WHICH EVERYONE SHOULD–DO YOU BREATHE??):

25 Pa. Code § 299.160 – Hazard prevention

(a) Persons or municipalities storing whole and processed waste tires shall design, construct, maintain and operate the storage site to prevent and minimize the potential for fire, explosion or release of solid waste constituents to the air, water or soil of this Commonwealth or threaten public health or safety, public welfare or the environment.

(b) A person or municipality may not cause or allow the open burning of whole and processed waste tires.

(c) Each person or municipality storing whole and processed waste tires shall have available in proper working condition equipment that will control, contain and suppress fires or other hazards.

The equipment shall include the following at the storage site unless otherwise approved by the Department in writing:

(1) An internal communications or alarm system capable of providing immediate emergency instructions by voice or signal to facility personnel.

(2) A communications system capable of summoning emergency assistance from local police, fire Departments, emergency medical services, and from State and local emergency response agencies.

(3) Portable fire extinguishers and suitable fire control equipment.

(4) Available water, at sufficient volume and pressure and suitable foam agent (3%-6% mixture) and application equipment at the storage site (or an agreement with the local fire Department to provide the equipment) to temporarily contain a fire at the facility until emergency personnel arrive.

(5) Equipment sufficient in size and design to provide timely movement of tires and tire derived materials in case of an emergency.

(6) For indoor tire storage, an active fire suppression system in the building.