(Audubon, Iowa) – The State Fire Marshal’s Office has, at the request of Audubon Fire Chief Tyler Thygesen (Representing the fire departments in Audubon County) issued a Burn Ban for the County, effective immediately, and until conditions are such that open burning no longer constitutes a danger to lives and/or property.

With the addition of Audubon County, there are currently six counties in southwest Iowa under a ban on open burning: Those Counties also include: Adair; Guthrie; Mills; Montgomery and Page (https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/c22956334fd8435080ed851f549c5263).

(See the proclamation below):