The Board of McHenry County Commissioners have issued a Fire Emergency Declaration and Burn Ban to include garbage/pit burning, burning of debris, burning of farmland, cropland and/or ditches, and the use of fire to demolish structures when the North Dakota Fire Danger Index is in the “High, Very High or Extreme” Index and/or a “Red Flag Warning” has been issued for McHenry County; Also banning, recreational burning whenever the Fire Danger Index rating is “Very High or Extreme” and/or a “Red Flag Warning” has been issued for McHenry County. This Ban, however this does not ban the use of grills or commercially sold enclosed firepits, but it is required that grills or enclosed fire devices be on a hard non-organic surface and be a minimum of 15 feet away from any dry vegetation when the Fire Danger Index is Very High, or Extreme. The use of Fireworks is banned when the Fire Index Rating is “Very High or Extreme” or a “Red Flag Warning” has been issued. This ban will be in effect when the North Dakota Fire Danger Index is in the “High, Very High or Extreme” Index and/or a “Red Flag Warning” has been issued for McHenry County, North Dakota expiring on November 30th, 2022.
The daily Rangeland Fire Index can be found at the following website: www.ndresponse.gov
Original source can be found here.
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