PUBLIC NOTICE – BURN BAN – MEADE COUNTY, KENTUCKY

OPEN BURNING BAN
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that due to excess dryness, lack of measurable precipitation, and current fire hazard conditions, pursuant to Kentucky Statute, I do hereby issue a NO OUTSIDE BURN ORDER county wide, effective immediately, banning all open burning in all areas of Meade County, Kentucky.
This ORDER includes the lighting of fireworks and burning of any material outdoors.
A lack of rain in recent weeks has produced dry conditions in area grasslands and woodlands, lawns, and shrubbery, which poses an increased risk of damage from wildfires, caused by open burning and fireworks.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this ban be effective immediately; and will be lifted by order, after sufficient rainfall to abate the hazardous conditions.
This 5th day of September 2024.