The Ohio State Fire Marshall has issued a burn ban in the following counties – Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Fairfield, Fayette, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Jefferson, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Tuscarawas, Vinton and Washington. Examples of outdoor activities prohibited by this order in the ban area include the following:
– lighting or maintaining a fire of any type at any location
– smoking (including cigarettes or similar devices, and as part of a cooking process)
– non-electric cooking (regardless of fuel source)
– using or discharging any type of fireworks
– throwing down/discarding lighted or smoldering material (including matches or cigarettes)
– campfires
– bonfires
– live fire training events
– flame effect(s) based displays or exhibitions (including sky lanterns and cold spark machines)
– using spark causing devices for recreational purposes
For more info on the burn ban, please go to https://ohiodnr.gov/discover-and-learn/safety-conservation/about-ODNR/news/burn-ban-2024