Burn ban in effect for part of Pottawattamie County; Boil Advisory continues for Avoca & most of the surrounding area

May 14th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Officials with the Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Agency reports as of 3-p.m. today (Wednesday, May 14, 2025), a ban on open burning ban is in effect for the Avoca, Minden, and Walnut Fire Districts in Pottawattamie County. The ban become in effect in coordination with local fire officials, Pottawattamie County Emergency Management, Shelby County Emergency Management, and Audubon County Emergency Management.

Also, Avoca and the surrounding rural area is currently under a water boil advisory and experience sporadic water system outages due to the current capacity strain on the Regional Water Rural Water Association system. This does NOT apply to the City of Minden.

For more information, visit https://www.pottcounty-ia.gov/…/burn_ban_issued_for…/