MONROE - Rural Green County is under an outdoor burning ban effective Sunday morning.
The Green County Sheriff's Department implemented an outdoor burning ban effective at 8 a.m. Sunday, July 15, upon the written request of the Green County Fire Chiefs' Association.
The ban covers all of Green County, with the exception of cities and villages that have their own ordinances in place. The Village of Monticello has confirmed it, too, will ban open burning.
Due to the extremely dry conditions in Green County, the Green County Fire Chiefs' Association and the Green County Sheriff's Department encourage Green County residents to refrain from all outdoor burning even before implementation of the ban.
All forms of outdoor burning fall under the ban, including campfires, burn barrels and brush piles. There should be no trash fires or controlled burns.
Exempted from the ban are gas or charcoal grills.
Violators could be fined up to $200 and be responsible for the cost of damage done by a prohibited fire. Any outdoor fires found should be extinguished or reported to the fire department responsible for the area.
The outdoor burning ban will remain in effect until conditions improve and the community will be publicly notified by Green County Sheriff Jeff Skatrud.
The Green County Sheriff's Department implemented an outdoor burning ban effective at 8 a.m. Sunday, July 15, upon the written request of the Green County Fire Chiefs' Association.
The ban covers all of Green County, with the exception of cities and villages that have their own ordinances in place. The Village of Monticello has confirmed it, too, will ban open burning.
Due to the extremely dry conditions in Green County, the Green County Fire Chiefs' Association and the Green County Sheriff's Department encourage Green County residents to refrain from all outdoor burning even before implementation of the ban.
All forms of outdoor burning fall under the ban, including campfires, burn barrels and brush piles. There should be no trash fires or controlled burns.
Exempted from the ban are gas or charcoal grills.
Violators could be fined up to $200 and be responsible for the cost of damage done by a prohibited fire. Any outdoor fires found should be extinguished or reported to the fire department responsible for the area.
The outdoor burning ban will remain in effect until conditions improve and the community will be publicly notified by Green County Sheriff Jeff Skatrud.