Plymouth County, Iowa — Open burning is now banned in three northwest Iowa counties and one in the southwest. Plymouth County was added to the list at noon on September 20th.
Le Mars Fire Rescue Chief Dave Schipper made the request to the State Fire Marshal’s Office as they’ve only had a few sprinkles in the past several days and drought conditions persist.
This is the second burn ban issued in Plymouth County this year.
Schipper says some types of burning are still allowed, even under an open burning ban.
Farmers are urged to frequently clean the dust off of their hot equipment, to always have a fire extinguisher handy, and if possible, have a disk nearby that can be used if corn crops catch fire.
Sioux County’s burn ban was enacted last week and the O’Brien County burning ban went into effect on Tuesday. There were open burning bans issued recently for six southern Iowa counties, but five have been lifted. Of the six, only Fremont County’s open burning ban remains in place.
