News : Neighboring Buchanan County issues Burn Ban

This notice is given to for the Benton County Residents living next to Buchanan County, be aware of the following.

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Buchanan County Alert:

Starting at 12:00 PM today Sept. 5, 2023, Buchanan County will be under a burn ban proclamation as issued by the State Fire Marshal Office per the request of the Buchanan County Board of Supervisors on behalf of the County Fire Chiefs.

PROCLAMATION

OPEN BURNING PROHIBITED ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

THE OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL RECEIVED A REQUEST PURSUANT TO IOWA CODE 100.40(1) (1995) FROM CHRIS HARE, EMA, REPRESENTING EACH FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVING ALL OR PART OF THEIR FIRE DISTRICT WITHIN BUCHANAN COUNTY, THAT THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL PROHIBIT OPEN BURNING IN BUCHANAN COUNTY.

UPON INVESTIGATION THE FIRE MARSHAL FINDS THAT CONDITIONS IN BUCHANAN COUNTY ARE SUCH THAT OPEN BURNING CONSTITUTES A DANGER TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT NO PERSON SHALL ENGAGE IN OPEN BURNING IN BUCHANAN COUNTY, EFFECTIVE September 5, 2023 AT 12:00 PM EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY PERMITTED BY IOWA CODE 100.40(3) UNTIL SUCH TIME AS CHRIS HARE, EMA, REPRESENTING EACH FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVING ALL OR PART OF THEIR FIRE DISTRICT WITHIN BUCHANAN COUNTY, NOTIFIES THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL THAT SUCH CONDITIONS DANGEROUS TO LIFE OR PROPERTY NO LONGER EXISTS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT PURSUANT TO IOWA CODE 100.40(2) ANY VIOLATION OF THIS PROCLAMATION ORDER IS A SIMPLE MISDEMEANOR