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McPherson County commissioners debate lifting burn ban after weekend fires; no formal vote recorded
Summary
County commissioners discussed two weekday fires, billing and criminal penalties for negligent burns and whether to lift or keep a temporary county burn ban; the board did not record a formal vote and deferred further action.
McPherson County commissioners spent more than an hour debating whether to lift a temporary burn ban after two fire calls over the previous day, but took no final vote.
The discussion centered on recent grass and field fires, the 10-day weather forecast and enforcement tools. A county firefighter told the board, “Honestly, I'm personally and as a firefighter, this makes me extremely irritated to say the least,” describing a warm, windy day when a controlled burn spread into standing crops and nearly reached a…
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