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(Logan) An open burning ban will be in place for Harrison County effective at 12:00 p.m. today (Friday, October 28). The ban prohibits all open burning in Harrison County including all incorporated city limits within the county.
With the current conditions and future outlook for weather in the area, conditions are favorable to have another large scale fire in the county. Last week, not only did Harrison County experience a large-scale fire, there were also significant fires that prompted evacuations for several counties in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. All of Harrison County is currently in some sort of drought conditions. These range from a moderate drought to abnormally dry.
Citizens are reminded to never throw out cigarettes from moving vehicles. The burning of yard waste, piled tree debris, grass/agricultural grounds and set-asides, trash, or other items are prohibited during the ban. Disobeying an active burn ban is a simple misdemeanor and can subject a person to citation or arrest for reckless use of fire or disobeying a burn ban. You may also be liable for additional criminal charges, damages, losses or injuries resulting from fire.
For updated information on the burn ban, please visit the Harrison County EMA Facebook page. While visiting the website, Harrison County residents are urged and should consider signing up for community alerts to receive alerts related to fire warnings, evacuation orders, severe weather threats and other emergency notifications for your community.