Burn ban issued for Dearborn County

Photo shows Rumpke landfill fire on Sunday

(LAWRENCEBURG, Ind.) – A burn ban has been issued in Dearborn County on Monday. 

It is due to the lack of rainfall, high temperatures and high humidity. It will be in effect until further notice. 

“It was felt that these conditions have dried vegetation to the point it may easily combust and thus  become a fire hazard,” said Dearborn County EMA Director Jason Sullivan. 

Campfires and recreational fires are prohibited unless the fire is in an enclosed fire ring measuring at least 23 inches in diameter and 10 inches or more in height. 

Open burning of any kind using wood or any other combustible matter, with the exception of  cooking grills fueled by charcoal briquettes or propane gas, is prohibited. 

Any burning of debris, vegetation, timber or waste is also prohibited.

A violation of the burn ban could result in a fine upwards of $1,000.

Franklin County and Switzerland County are also under burn bans that were issued last week.