Council Bluffs, Iowa – The open burning ban in Pottawattamie County will be lifted later today and residents may resume open burning beginning Tuesday, March 8, 2022.

Pott. County Emergency Management Coordinator Doug Reed reports open burning is now allowable throughout the county EXCEPT in any municipal city limits where there is a standing ordinance prohibiting open burning on a regular basis. Before burning, check with your local fire department or city clerk to determine whether your community has such an ordinance.

Residents are to continue using extreme caution whenever burning. The recent rain and snow cover will provide temporary and likely short-term relief of dangerous fire conditions. The county is still significantly below precipitation averages, and it won’t take long for fuels to become extremely volatile under the right atmospheric conditions as we approach spring and planting season