Recent dry weather conditions in Monroe County have prompted a burn ban due to elevated fire danger risks.
The ban prohibits residents from open burning using conventional fuels except while grilling with propane or charcoal if it’s removed after it has stopped burning.
It also disallows using campfires and recreational fires without a fire ring 23 inches in diameter and 10 inches tall, burning debris such as vegetation, and using burn barrels unless they have a ¼ inch mesh top and are used from dawn until dusk.
Bloomington has not seen rain for the past few weeks, and daily temperature highs have mostly fallen in the 80s and upper 70s.
Thirty-seven counties in Indiana are reporting active burn bans, mostly across the southern part of the state.
The ban will end Sept. 24 unless further ordered by the Monroe County Board of Commissioners.
