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Burn Bans in-place for Adair, Guthrie, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery & Page Counties

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February 26th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Southwest/West Central Iowa) – A total of six counties in the KJAN listening area have banned open burning, due to record high temperatures, extremely dry, and windy conditions. Over the weekend, Emergency Management officials for Adair/Guthrie Counties, Mills, Montgomery and Page Counties, requested and were granted permission from the State Fire Marshal’s Office, to place Burn Bans in effect. Those bans for Mills, Montgomery and Page Counties, are in effect from 8-a.m. today (Monday), until further notice. A Burn Ban that was ordered in Harrison County last Fall, continues for the entire county, with the exception of the Mondamin, Magnolia, and Logan fire districts.

Emergency Managers remind residents not to throw out cigarettes from moving vehicles and to discontinue burning yard waste, piled tree debris, grass/agriculture ground and set asides or other items during this ban. Small recreational campfires are permitted only if they’re conducted in a fireplace of brick, metal, or heavy one-inch wire mesh, however extreme caution should be taken. Any campfire not in an outdoor fireplace is prohibited.

Officials says the open burn bans are in effect until dangerous fire conditions are no longer present. For more information contact the State Fire Marshal’s Office at 515-725-6145 or go to https://dps.iowa.gov/divisions/state-fire-marshal/burn-bans