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Burn Ban in Effect Until Further Notice

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

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