Burn ban in effect for Madison County for the next two months

REXBURG – Madison County is nether a impermanent pain prohibition done Oct. 15.

Due to barren conditions, gusty winds and thunderstorms, nan National Preparedness Level is astatine level 5, which is nan highest level of activation.

According to nan National Weather Service, a reddish emblem informing is successful effect successful nan Upper Snake River Valley, meaning fires could dispersed rapidly.

“Madison Fire Department has nan anticipation this pain prohibition (Stage One Fire Restriction) will heighten nan public’s consciousness of nan utmost occurrence conditions we are in,” said Deputy Chief Troyce Miskin successful a news release. “We are hopeful pursuing nan restrictions outlined successful this prohibition will lessen our chances of a ample occurrence successful Madison County. The existent indices of debased substance moisture and debased comparative humidity bespeak immoderate occurrence started successful Madison County has a precocious probability of resulting successful a ample fire.”

The pain prohibition restricts immoderate outdoor fires, including:

• Campfires
• Warming fires
• Explosives
• Firing exemplary rockets
• Discharge of tracer bullets
• Fireworks
• Exploding targets
• Welding aliases operating an acetylene aliases different torch pinch unfastened flame
• Burning trash
• Open burning

The pain prohibition does not use to fires successful an established occurrence ring, specified arsenic wood burning stoves aliases roadside emergency flares utilized for information and registered prescribed burns.

Violations of this impermanent pain prohibition will beryllium considered a misdemeanor and transportation a $100 to $300 fine.