The following are guidelines from Bill Gee of the Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office: 1. No bottles of beer, whiskey, any alcohol related items or aerosol containers are to be put into the fire as they can cause an explosion and injure the participants.

2. Please don’t wrap items in foil because they do not burn.

3. Please do not bring plastic containers and/or plastic bags to be thrown into the fire such as ketchup, mustard or other items. Fire Marshal’s may ask to check bags or containers for non – permitted items. These items will fill the containers very fast and not leave enough room for other people’s items. These items should be put into recycling not burned.

4. After placing the Chometz into the fire please move behind the barricades with your children and families so other people can put their Chometz in the fire safely.

5. The fires will start at 7AM. Please be at the sites by 12:00 noon to have your Chometz placed in the fire. The fires will be extinguished at 12:30 PM.

6. Please keep away from the metal containers (ESPECIALLY CHILDREN) as they get HOT over time and could injure them.

7. Please use the Permitted burn sites for Chometz Burning. The Fire Dept will extinguish non – permitted Chometz Burning sites.

8. Please listen to the directions of the Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Personnel and Lakewood Police Crossing Guards at each site for your safety and follow the parking rules. Everyone have a safe Chometz Burning and an enjoyable Passover.

The following is a list of Chometz Burning sites:

 7th St. & Private Way  – BMG Parking Lot
10th & Clifton Ave  –  Lakewood Cheder Playground area
5th  & Madison –  Cong. Sons of Israel Parking lot
175 Sunset Ave  – Cong. K’hal Zichron Yaakov Parking lot 
 975 River Ave – Old Chateau Grand Parking lot