Kendall County officials say firefighting resources strained after multiple runaway controlled burns
County officials told the special session on Feb. 18 that repeated controlled burns spreading and mutual-aid demands have left local firefighting resources exhausted, prompting the emergency burn ban.
The full story
During a Feb. 18 special session, the judge reported that several county fire departments had been running controlled burns that spread beyond their initial piles and that county crews responded to multiple incidents in a short period.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
or
Free account
Keep reading for free
Create a free account to finish this story and see the video, transcript and key details.
Continue with GoogleContinue with emailAlready have an account? Log in