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Muscatine County sets April 21 public hearing on proposed burning ordinance
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The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors set a public hearing for 9 a.m. April 21 on a proposed county ordinance that would restrict outdoor burning during National Weather Service red-flag wind/fire warnings and allow fire chiefs to request local burn bans.
The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to set a public hearing for 9 a.m. April 21 on a proposed ordinance that would bar outdoor burning whenever a red-flag warning is in effect and formalize the county’s burn-ban process.
Chris, an emergency-management staff member, told the board the Emergency Management Commission currently coordinates burn bans by polling county fire chiefs and working with the State Fire Marshal’s Office. “The past couple years,…
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