O’Brien County, Iowa — O’Brien County has become the second area county to be placed under a burn ban this month.
During their Tuesday (September 20th) meeting of the O’Brien County Board of Supervisors, the group voted to request a burn ban declaration from the State Fire Marshal’s Office, following requests from each fire department in the county.
Following the Supervisors’ formal request, the State Fire Marshal issued a Burn Ban for O’Brien County effective at 5:00 pm Tuesday, September 20th. The burn ban prohibits open burning in the unincorporated areas of O’Brien County, and will be in effect until such time as the county’s fire departments advise the State Fire Marshal that the dangerous conditions no longer exist.
The burn ban pertains to the unincorporated areas of O’Brien County. Sheldon Assistant Fire Chief Brad Hindt tells KIWA that the City of Sheldon has a year-round burn ban in effect. Hindt says the only fires allowed in the City of Sheldon are recreational fires, such as fire pits.
O’Brien County is the second area county to have a burn ban placed in effect. Sioux County has had a ban in effect since September 13th.
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