Dearborn Co. Commissioners Issue Burn Ban

Franklin and Switzerland counties are also under burn bans.

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(Dearborn County, Ind.) - Per the Dearborn County Board of Commissioners, a county wide burn ban is now effective for Dearborn County. 

This ban will remain in effect until rescinded from the commissioners. 

The decision was made due to a lack of rainfall, high temperatures, and high humidity. Fire chiefs in Dearborn County were consulted and a vast majority were in favor of a burn ban. 

Dearborn County joins Franklin and Switzerland counties as local counties with a burn ban. 

During the ban, the following activities are prohibited in Dearborn County: 

• Campfires and any other form of recreation fire unless said fires are enclosed in a fire ring measuring at least 23 inches in diameter and 10 inches or more in height. 
• Open burning of any kind using wood or other combustible matter, with the exception of cooking grills fueled by charcoal briquettes or propane gas. Charcoal from permitted grills shall not be removed from a grill until the charcoal has been thoroughly extinguished.
• Open burning of any kind of debris, such as timber, vegetation, building constructions waste or otherwise, with the exception of burning barrels with a 1/4 inch mesh top and said burning shall be permitted from dawn to dusk only
• The usage of consumer fireworks.

Any individual or entity found in violation could be subject to a fine of not less than $200 but not more than $1,000.