Jefferson County issues burn ban due to high fire danger

RIGBY — The Jefferson County Commission has issued a burning prohibition passim nan region owed to highly barren conditions and terrible wildfire risk.

The prohibition is successful effect from Aug. 5 to Sept. 30, according to nan solution passed by Jefferson County.

All unfastened fires are prohibited connected backstage spot successful nan unincorporated areas of nan county. The objection is campfires that are built successful an approved pit astatine campgrounds aliases picnic areas.

Read nan pain prohibition bid here.

The National Weather Service has consistently been issuing Red Flag Warnings successful eastbound Idaho complete nan past respective weeks owed to captious occurrence upwind conditions. Many areas person debased humidity, gusting winds and nan anticipation of thunder storms.

The Gem State has already had respective important wildfires, including nan caller Bench Lake Fire adjacent Redfish Lake successful Custer County.

For nan latest upwind sojourn nan EastIdahoNews.com upwind page.