On Tuesday afternoon, Monroe County commissioners enacted a burn ban that is effective for a week, until next Tuesday, Sept. 24.
Prompting the burn ban are dry conditions that have persisted long enough that the U.S. Drought Monitor has analyzed almost the whole state of Indiana as either “abnormally dry” or in “moderate drought.”
According to the National Weather Service forecast for Bloomington, the earliest chance for rain comes on Sunday, which is five days away.
The burn ban means that the following activities are prohibited:
1. Campfires and other recreational fires, unless enclosed in a fire ring with dimensions of less than 23 inches in diameter and a height of 10 inches or higher;
2. Open burning of any kind using conventional fuel such as wood, or other combustible matter, with the exception of grills fueled by charcoal briquettes or propane;
3. The burning of debris, such as timber or vegetation, including such debris that results from building construction activities and other open-air fires.
4. The use of burn barrels for any open burning at residential structures. Continue reading “Dry conditions lead Monroe County (Indiana) to enact burn ban until Sept. 24”
