Burn ban in effect for Humboldt County open burning
Humboldt County Emergency Management Coordinator Kyle Bissell reported on Tuesday that Humboldt County is under an outside open burning ban until further notice, as issued by the Iowa State Fire Marshal. Violation of the order is considered a simple misdemeanor. Independent file photo.
Effective immediately on, Oct. 18, Humboldt County is under an outside burn ban until further notice.
On Oct. 17, the Office of the State Fire Marshal received a request pursu-ant to Iowa Code 100.40(1) (1995) from Kyle Bissell, Humboldt County Emergency Management Coordinator, representing each fire department having all or part of their fire district within Humboldt County, that the State Fire Marshal prohibit open burning in Humboldt County. Upon investigation the Fire Marshal finds that conditions in Humboldt 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 Humboldt County, effective Oct. 18, at 12 a.m., except as specifically permitted by Iowa Code 100.40(3) until such time as Kyle Bissell, representing each fire department having all or part of their fire district within Humboldt 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.
"I am pleased that the Humboldt County Fire chiefs have come together during this high fire danger period to implement this outside burn ban. The National Weather Service has reported that the conditions in our area are prime for rapid fire spread and that outside burning should be avoided. Now, we have the added proclamation from the State Fire Marshal to help support this ban,” said Bissell. "When the conditions improve, we will petition the state to adjust or remove the outside burn ban."
